TopBand: More from YB0ARA/9

[Bill Tippett]

     I QRT last night at 1215Z.  I heard nor worked anyone.  I called CQ 
from 1130Z onward, but QRN was very bad !  Bill, we might want to add to 
the announcement that sometimes I, in fact, might just QRT very quickly. 
Last night when I started to hear the thunder right after the house lit up 
from the lighting I though it might be a good time to shut down.  The 
storms around here move between 30 and 45 knots !  One night it works for 
you and next it might not !  I try and hang in there as long as possible, 
but when I am not hearing well and the lighting flash is close to the 
thunder, it is time to unplug everything !  In Jakarta I would draw six (6) 
inch arc's to the air conditioner from the open feeders coming through the 
window and the lighting would be miles away !  Read up on lighting in the 
Genius book of records.  See what we get tonight.


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