On Sep 19, 2012, at 5:18 PM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
>
> And a really close strike can induce substantial voltages in interconnecting
> wires. A lightning strike a mile away can induce well over a 1000 volts per
> meter of wire so think what a close one can do. How much wire is just in the
> walls of the house?
Sounds familiar. At our Mountaintop facility, we unplug all the radios,
disconnect all the antennas from a patch panel when not in use. should be
enough……….
Last year, several pieces of equipment, two of the radios, three computers, and
several interfaces and a TNC were taken out by a very near strike. The point of
ingress was the router system for our network. Went through the wires to the
computers, then the USB to serial convertors and into the radios. Fun stuff.
- 73 de Mike N3LI -
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