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Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 lightning rule

To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 lightning rule
From: Ralph Matheny <mathenyr@marietta.edu>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:10:01 -0500 (EST)
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In my experience....the only way to protect equipment is bond everything
together...as described by many....and then take every possible measure to
keep the lightning OUTSIDE the building.  One it gets inside, it will find
a valuable piece of equipment--even if it is still in the shipping
container!!  It's a corillary to one of Edsel Murphy's laws...

The bonding really helps mostly for secondary "hits" and paths to ground.
Direct hits will wipe most of our current microprocessor-based hardware.
In many cases, the results of the "hit" are not seen for weeks or months.

Ralph Matheny
K8RYU
207 Gibbons Place
Marietta Ohio  45750





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