Article 1024435 of alt.home.repair:
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Subject: Re: Whole house phoneline surge protection
Date: 6 Jun 2008 07:14:41 -0400
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Jim Redelfs  <jim.redelfs@NOSPAMredelfs.com> wrote:

>(What ARE the benefits of series impedance...

I'm thinking about a "lightning brake" before a spark gap to ground, eg:

http://www.uwrf.edu/grazing/lightning.pdf and

http://www.kencove.com/fence/Lightning+Choke+Coil_detail_MLC.php

Seems fine for power lines, maybe not so fine for phones.

Nick