[TenTec] re If you ground it - it will come!

[Rob Atkinson, K5UJ]

I have read all the information on proper grounding of a ham station and 
lightning protection.  On the basis of all I have read, here's what I do 
now:

When a thunderstorm approaches, I completely unplug all AC lines, and 
disconnect all antennas.  I remove all ground straps and put my gear in a 
pile and sell it on the internet.  I pull down all my antennas, and cancel 
my license with the FCC and become a non-ham until the storm passes by.  
Sometimes nothing happens.  I sure feel sold and misled by the wx service 
when that happens!  But then I retake all the tests, get my license back, 
setup a station and get back to operating until the next storm.  Never had a 
problem.

73
rob / k5uj

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