[TenTec] Lightning, Additional Info

[Jack Emerson]

Tnx for all the advice guys, I appreciate the help. Several of you wanted to know what size antenna, so here's the follow-up info: The yagi is a force 12 Monobander for 15m. The Boom is 44 feet, with 7 elements. I started out with a tailtwister for it 10 years ago, but the torque is so great that it ripped the ring gears out of 2 tailtwisters within a 2 month period. After that I went with the yaesu gdx 1000, and I was happily surprised that the physically smaller yaesu rotor turned the yagi with no problems for 10 years. 
When I moved to the mountains last summer, I knew I would need something stronger than that model yaesu, due to the high winds up here. That's why I went with the M2. It does what it is supposed to do, but the computer interface, programmable memories and such is just not for me. So I think I will look into either a prop pitch or that larger yaesu.
As for the radio, I will follow the advice given and re-install the software, and possibly even do a RAM clear. I might as well, since I can't ship it until Monday anyhow.
By the way, on the lightning strike, the rotor cable was not disconnected. I have a pull apart connector in the rotor line between the tower and the shack. Because the storm was upon me when I got home from work, I elected not to go out there and disconnect the line. Also, the radio was grounded to a strap that runs outside to a ground rod, so that is a path as well. All other lines were disconnected. Guess I shouldn't complain. On air 30 years now, and haven't yet had anything completely fried from lightning. 
73 de Jack W4TJE


Jack Emerson
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