[TowerTalk] Lightning damage?

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

The pictures are clearly of long term charring - not short
term "flashing".  The damage is much more like running extended
AM or RTTY at power levels above the design specification of the
antenna or operation well off frequency - e.g. MARS operation
into an antenna configured for the Amateur bands using a "tuner".

Again, there is nothing in any of the pictures which would even
suggest a "flash over" - particularly on the *outside* which would
be most exposed to lightning.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 6/3/2013 12:15 AM, Jim W7RY wrote:
> Which first started by a large amount of heat.
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> 73
> Jim W7RY
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> -----Original Message----- From: Joe Subich, W4TV
> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 11:55 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning damage?
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>> Do you think it is from lightning?
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> No, it looks like long term arcing.
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> 73,
>
>     ... Joe, W4TV
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> On 6/2/2013 2:09 PM, johne tds.net wrote:
>> http://s1328.photobucket.com/user/K0CQW/library/?sort=3&page=1
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>> This is for my 75m dipole . As  one can see 75 m is not working ! Do you
>> think it is from lightning?
>>
>> It is from a W9INN 40 75 160 m antenna. I need one any one have a
>> extra ??
>> Any way I can not climb  any more and the antenna is on the side of the
>> tower. I had the end let down and trap removed .
>> Thanks de John K0CQW
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