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by resters 371 days ago
Communications equipment is not designed to withstand lightning strikes. Lightning protection is meant to prevent the tower from melting or the building from burning down, not to protect a receiver!
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I'm not at all sure why you'd think that. Here's an actual product that sits inline with the coaxial cable and is absolutely intended to protect the receiver.

https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/ntk-pti-bb50nff?seid=dxe...

Serious HEMP protectors are tested to MIL-STD-188-125 or IEC 61000-2-10