I have avoided lightning in the shack by disconnecting antenna coax AND
rotator cable at base of tower and coiling them on a bracket on the side
of the house. It's inconvenient to force myself out at midnight at 10deg
F. To be successful, it it a ritual that must be folowed like turning
off the rig. It works.
73, Ariel, K4AAL
Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX wrote:
>
> Stuart has it correct. PLEASE never leave antennas connected when you are
> away from the station or when there's a storm within a few miles.
>
> I guess it's time for me to post me dissertation on grounding and "when is
> ground, ground" again.
>
> 73
> Bob K4TAX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stuart Rohre" <rohre@arlut.utexas.edu>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 5:40 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] Protect your rigs.
>
> > "schematics I have. Tentec told me what the pot was for when I was asking
> > for
> > info after replacing my finals, which were destroyed by lightning."
> > __________________________________
> >
> > Folks, set up your shack with a patch panel or other positive disconnect
> > scheme to never leave a rig plugged into an antenna when a storm is
> expected
> > or within miles. Don't get on the air in marginal weather. Safety first.
> >
> > we had a local ham shocked by a glancing lightning bolt that divided
> between
> > his VHF antenna mast and a power pole!
> > 73
> > Stuart K5KVH (he survived)
> >
> >
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