Just as an fyi. Even if a storm is not nearby I have noticed on HF brief power surges on my display screen that shoots across the band meter making a crackling noise which I have been told is lightning….
John D W5RDY Sent from my iPhone On May 26, 2021, at 7:39 AM, Jeffrey Carson via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: This tends to get controversial, but I disconnect my antenna as well when not in use and definitely If i know lightning is in the area. KF5ONT On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 07:23:43 AM CDT, John Mechura via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: You don't have to receive a direct hit to have issues. Last year, I had an Armstrong Dipole made of two 80 meter hamsticks 20 feet up on 4 inch PVC drain pipe right next to the house. My ham equipment was turned off and I was using the computer instead, sitting at the same position. There was a lightning strike close by but not directly. Just as I saw the flash outside I heard a loud snap in my station monitor. After the storm I tested my equipment and it was working well. A few days later my transmit / receive relay became intermittant in the receive position, which required cleaning of the relay contacts. I believe that what I experienced was an "induced" Voltage and not any kind of direct hit. I now disconnect the antenna cable if not in use. John, KI5HOC On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 11:29 PM gmuller12103 via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Lived in Houston for 27 yrs and have a 2 mtr on the roof and beam up 45 to 50 ft and never had a lightning 🌩 strike. Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Mike Lambert via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: 5/25/21 10:35 PM (GMT-06:00) To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: Mike Lambert <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [BVARC] roof antenna lightning strikes How common are home roof antenna (12 foot or less) lightning strikes in Houston? How many BVARC folks have had a lightning strike on their radio (or TV) antenna (elevation 12 foot or less) on their roof? Is this a Stir-Crazy Net subject? Thanks, Mike KI5MIK ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
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