[TenTec] Pegasus & lightning

[Robert]

At 09:29 PM 10/19/99 , you wrote:

>Dave,
>It is also likely for lightning to arc across even a grounded relay with
>enough side strike energy to go up your coax and burn out a rig still
>connected.

VERY TRUE!

>If storms are in the forcast here, I always take my antenna lead in coax off
>any antenna relays or switches, and lay it out on the floor of the shack.

I heard someone talking about using glass coke bottles to put your PL259 
into... I never got a response... I wonder if that really helps....

>Better luck next time,
>Stuart K5KVH
>
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