What I meant by the statement is that a radio burned up by lightning does not
receive well, but that installing the lightning ground will not enhance your
reception, just protect you from a strike. An antenna ground or counterpoise
is another story. I do use a station ground and have not had a receiver
damaged in 58 years of ham radio, but as a TV repairman, I have seen some
serious lightning damage to TV sets, flatware welded to a sink, well pumps
smoked and holes blown in concrete. I stood with my XYL and looked at my tower
with worry when a big bolt cracked and blew my back door neighbor's chimney to
bricks which arced toward his racing bicycle on his patio, went over the
bicycle and hit the patio leaving the bicycle still on the kickstand and
undamaged. But I do not disconnect my equipment on a regular basis.
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 12:06 PM, WILLIS COOKE via BVARC <[email protected]>
wrote:
Before the lightning strike NO! After the strike, YES!
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 12:04 PM, Gayle Dotts via BVARC <[email protected]>
wrote:
My radio is currently not grounded. Beyond the obvious power surge possibility
that exists, is there an increase in reception to be obtained available due to
radio grounding?
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