Last night we had some thunderstorm activity that was 5 or more miles away at least. I could visibly and hear static discharging off the reflector to the boom. The XM240's elements are insulated from
Mike, I have experienced exactly the same thing with my XM-240 here in Iowa. I could hear the static jump during winds and passing storms. Here are a couple of other observations: 1) I use an Ameritr
The XM240 reflector being insulated from the boom was a concern for me also, not only for static discharge due to lightning, but also for arcing, if someday I decide to shunt feed the tower. With the
You might try mounting another beam antenna above the XM240 to take the lightning hits. Doug -- Doug Renwick VA5DX PO Box 50, Clavet, Saskatchewan, Canada S0K 0Y0 VE5RA@sasktel.net First VE5 5BDXCC,