[TenTec] re If you ground it - it will come!
Robert Tortajada
n6ri at rtort.com
Fri May 5 19:19:44 EDT 2006
Rob Atkinson, K5UJ wrote:
> 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.
>
Wait, you actually connect to the Internet when a storm is approaching?
Bob - n6ri
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