Gayle,
Most of the lightening damage at remote locations like beach houses and farms come from power lines getting hit by lighting. Most of these power lines are above ground and susceptible to lighting strikes. Talk to the electric company to see if there is anything they can do to help you. Nizar From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gayle Dotts via BVARC Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 7:53 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> Cc: Gayle Dotts <[email protected]> Subject: [BVARC] Lightning Strike I’ve got a beach house in Gulf Shores Alabama. Last week it had a direct hit to the house by lightning, took out the refrigerator, 4 tv’s, phones, 4 surveillance cameras and much more. Luckily It had no radio gear or antennas there…which brings me to here… My NOW attempt to layer my radio shack for protection against lightning. Like unplug radio, power and cables, ground radio chassis. I’ve have heard an antenna doesn’t get hit as such until you ground it at which time it becomes a lightning rod and as such now attracts lightning, so don’t worry about the tower as much as the lines coming in. Is this correct? Sorry for being so chit-chatty guys but this is a real concern that got personal with the lightning. I don’t have much protection at all except a copper rod outside my window with the radio chassis grounded there. I guess I need to add more protection. I have watched you guys at field day just ground the line, I thought, coming off the antenna in to the radio area, was there more I didn't see?
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