Proxicast Coaxial Lightning Arrester/Suppressor with 75 Ohm F Female Connectors - Pro-Grade Coax Cable Surge Protector for Television (TV) / Satellite Dish Antennas & Cable Internet Use (ANT-271-002)

I've never taken an antenna lightening hit, so I can't say much about its effectiveness. But I can say the quality look of the machined body and the connectors attached on both ends, is very high. It also screwed right onto both ends of my coax connectors with minimum effort and no dragging or lockups.

Haven't installed yet, I have been busy but they ask for a review and they seem to appreciate your business. The item was shipped perfectly, the item is very well made, and should do the job perfectly.

this is one of those products that is hard to tell how it worked until it does and you hope it never has to but looks well built and price was reasonable ..thanks

Quality: Well made, solid construction. The F-style connectors fit the existing RG-6/U cables with no problems. The grounding connection was well designed and easily attached to #6 copper wire.Functionality: The arrestor was placed between the outside antenna cable (75 ohms) and at the coax distribution to the house. The ground wire was connected to the main house ground. Both UHF and VHF digital TV channels did not appear to have any reduction in signal. Will report back when and if there is a lightning strike near my antenna.Would have given 5 stars, but will reserve that honor until there is a lightning strike near the house.

Very nice product.

This is a professional lightning arrester which is easy to install and has replaceable gas tubes so if in blows to protect the equipment, it can be put back into service with a new tube.The only problem I had was not with the product but with big A. Ordered the correct product and was sent the wrong one not once, but twice! Resorted to communicating directly with Proxicast who took back the incorrect item and sent the correct one. Tried to tell big A what the problem was but it didn't work.5/1/2024 Update:Received the correct unit from Proxicast which was nice! Out of curiosity, I opened the port where the replaceable gas tube is located. When I did, it looked like there was no tube in the unit. Contacted Proxicast to let them know along with a picture of the missing tube. Right away, they apologized, said they would look into the problem, and sent some replacement tubes right away.After examining the picture I sent, they determined that the gas tube had actually fallen inside the unit so it was not missing after all. Since I didn't know what I was looking for and saw the empty hole, I assumed it was missing. I was able to retrieve the tube (not very easy) and now I know what can happen if you are not careful how you open it up.I have since suggested possibly some kind of plastic insert to keep it from falling into the unit or a "read me first" to warn of the possibility of the tube falling inside the unit if not opened carefully.Though I have offered to return the replacements, Proxicast has said I could keep them.This is -top notch- customer service which is very refreshing to find in a company where many would have ignored the problem all together.The take:If you need to remove the gas tube from the unit, place the unit on a flat surface with the port facing up and be aware that it could possibly fall inside the unit.This is a vendor you can trust that supplies a very good product and will respond to you if you have any problems.Buy this product if you need a good lightning arrester for your satellite cable feed.

lightning flashes produced by storms start inside the cloud. If a lightning flash is going to strike ground, a channel develops downward toward the surface. When it gets less than roughly a hundred yards of the ground, objects like trees and bushes and buildings start sending up sparks to meet it. As the channel increases severely enough, the small gas discharge tube will weld the center line to the ground, hopes are to prevent the main strike from coming through, by instantly grounding the center conductor to the ground. These units pay for themselves if they do actually prevent the main strike. I use this unit on my very large vertical 80 meter antenna. And if I have time of course I disconnect but hey you're not always home, and you might forget 🤪. So get one for your antennas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

So far so good. Checked inside to make sure everything was in place and not lodged in a corner.Install waz a breeze and total time to install them into my pre existing hook up along with running the grounds to the outlets ground took about 40 minutes max including finding tools.Shouldnt be hard as long as you look up your connector ends on your cables to make sure everything will hook up correctly.1 being end type, being the tiny tiny SMA or F type or Standard coax or that HUGE connection called N type.2 being the Male or Female hookup you will need or maybe a conversation end separately to be able to hook it up.Once your locked in on what you need its easy from there on out, couple or pliars and flat head screw driver making sure not to overtighten the ground screw.