When you say "Antenna" you are talking about just the panel and not an
integrated radio/antenna combo? If we are just talking about the antenna
portion that you "connect" to a radio........I'd say you are crazy.
But....that's just me. :)
As far as I'm concerned....that antenna is no different than an extension
cord or blade on a fan. It is just the thing that delivers the RF energy
and "shouldn't" be destroyed unless it takes a direct hit.
I've had nearby strikes kill about 10 RG-1000's this year. All of them were
plugged into "power strips" and not surge protection devices. VERY
IRRITATING!
-bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Henckel" <andy@multibandcom.com>
To: "Karlnet Mailing List" <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 12:04 PM
Subject: RE: [Karlnet] Lightning?
> It was a really big lightning storm, and we didn't see direct hits except
for our tower site. But proximity to lightning seems to take out antennnas.
About a year ago, I was at a customers house with one other engineer.
Lightning struck a tree about 300 ft from the house. The customers antenna
ceased to work, as did his router, and his phone system in his house which
was not connected in any way besides ac power.
> So.. without actually having a direct hit, panels can be effected. And
yes, we had at least 15 antennas that we had to swap out because they no
longer functioned. Good thing insurance is picking some of it up.
>
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Hrbek [mailto:bhrbek@jagwireless.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 10:02 AM
> To: Karlnet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Karlnet] Lightning?
>
>
> You actually took hits to 15 panel antennas on buildings?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Henckel" <andy@multibandcom.com>
> To: <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 12:05 AM
> Subject: [Karlnet] Lightning?
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > We recently experienced a single day of lightning storms in that wiped
out
> 15 customer antenna's and one tower site that had a lightning rod and
omni.
> Yes.. I hear that it was a brutal scramble to swap out dead panels,
> unfortunately I am 200 miles away and unable to do much from here. So I
> thought I would ask if any of you have helpful insights or time tested
> methods for grounding. This would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Andrew Henckel
> > ----------------------------------------
> > Multiband Communications
> > andy@multiband.cc
> > (406)580-9383
> >
> >
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