[Amps] Fwd: Fwd: *** PGXL Questions on CW Operation

[Roger (K8RI)]

3 runs, 130' ea

73 & tnx Roger (K8RI)

On 11/2/2018 2:19 PM, Michael Clarson wrote:
> For those that are worried about lightning damaging equipment over 
> Ethernet  (is that LoE?) or have long CAT5e or CAT6 cable runs, might 
> I suggest copper Ethernet to fiber converters? One can put an 
> unmanaged switch at the operating position, and connect it to the 
> household router or even to another building ( some of these can go 2 
> or more km.) Prices for a pair start at about $150 and go up. Keeps 
> Ethernet cables nice and short. --Mike, WV2ZOW
>
> On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 1:41 PM Roger (K8RI) <k8ri at rogerhalstead.com 
> <mailto:k8ri at rogerhalstead.com>> wrote:
>
>     I can't speak specifically to this amp, but most of the new rigs
>     can run
>     direct, or use an IP for remote operation.  The newer rigs here
>     all have
>     CAT-5, or CAT-6 connections. Each rig has an NIC so they can run
>     of the
>     router giving them the ability to be run local, or remote via the
>     Internet.  Once properly configured many, if not most newer
>     rigs/stations can be operated via the Internet
>
>     Fortunately none of the rigs were hooked into the network when a
>     nearby
>     lightning strike induced enough voltage in the CAT-5 gigabit
>     network to
>     do quite a bit of damage to stuff hooked to the network. As solid
>     state
>     stuff can be HURT without failing at the time I'm still seeing
>     computers
>     "it appears" failing from that strike and these are leading edge,
>     if not
>     bleeding edge monsters. (IOW expensive) Even with all the grounding
>     system, a more recent strike took out the Diamond dual band 144/440
>     antenna and everything downstream except the rig.  It even fried
>     the 30A
>     PS. The new antenna should be here today.  Now I gotta figure out
>     how to
>     get the old one down and the new one up.
>
>     73, Roger (K8RI)
>
>
>     On 10/31/2018 1:58 PM, Bill Turner wrote:
>     > ------------ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ------------(may be snipped)
>     >
>     > On Tue, 30 Oct 2018 08:48:59 -0600, W8ZR wrote:
>     >
>     >> Both plug into the internet and
>     >> all communication is via the internet.
>     > REPLY:
>     >
>     > I don't believe the internet is involved. There is an Ethernet cable
>     > between them, but no internet connection.
>     >
>     > 73, Bill W6WRT
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Roger (K8RI)