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Re: [TenTec] OT: Lightning and Grounds

To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Lightning and Grounds
From: Dale Saukerson <dsaukers@mn.rr.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 18:56:30 -0500
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>Open circuit feed ins could arc to other conductors and do as much damage to
>shack as leaving them on rigs.

I can affirm this.
I had lightning discharge thru open RG8 in the shack years ago. It 
arced to nearby HW101 chassis and made a *very* loud pop. No harm 
done to gear, but I was in the room and got one hell of a wake-up 
call.
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