[TowerTalk] Yagi Rain Static Observation

David Robbins k1ttt@berkshire.net
Mon, 27 Oct 1997 23:34:40 +0000


when lightning gets that close we close down everything!  much safer
that way.

Larry A. Crim wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Bill Fisher - W4AN wrote:
> 
> > On a slightly different subject...  I had several instances of very close
> > lightning strikes this weekend.  It was interesting to watch the radios
> > after the strikes.  The S-meter would deflect to full scale and slowly
> > fall back to the left as the charge disapated.
> 
> My weird story...lightning would trip my VOX..not the thunder, but the
> lightning.  The VOX would trip with the flash, then the thunder would
> happen a second or two later. I probably should have shut down.
> 
> -Larry K4AB
> 
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