Topband: Solar Flare

[Bruce Whitney]

Stan K,
The simple answer is no. 
The Beverage wires are too short, have too high a resistance to ground and the induced voltage gradient is too low. 
Bruce W8RA 

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> On Apr 25, 2017, at 4:31 PM, Stan K <k8ll.ham at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> If a big solar flare can melt telegraph wires, overload power lines, etc,
> might it not be of concern to 160 users that have loooong Beverages, and
> many have long dipoles too, that just might pick up enough from a huge
> solar flare to do some major damage to the antenna or equipment?
> 
> Just my 2Hz worth....and it's often not worth even 1Hz.....
> 
> 73
> Stan K8LL
> NW Ohio, USA
> 10-10# 76801
> FP# 3255
> 100WattsAndAWire# 1939
> Propagation is our master . . . but sometimes the master is cruel!
> 
> 
> On Apr 25, 2017
> 
> This kind of post does not belong on this reflector. It contributes
> nothing to Topband knowledge and only shows flawed logic on the part of its
> author.
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