[RFI] ISOBAR

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

This happened to me repeatedly with nearby strikes, until I went to a 
wireless network.

73, Pete N4ZR
The World Contest Station Database, at www.conteststations.com
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spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and
arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000

On 9/16/2012 4:57 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> Although Ethernet line drivers and receivers may be isolated by a 
> transformer, the high potential of a lightning event can (and will) 
> arc across it and take out the equipment. I know of several instances 
> of that happening, the guys suffering the events were engineers, and 
> the CAT5 cable was NOT shielded.