The best lighting protection was the 5 bucks I spent on my membership in BVARC. As a new ham the amount of information that all the members have passed along has been great. My education of of this great hobby has been expanded and improve. I want to thank all the members of BVARC for the willingness to help us newbees and others to become better hams. Looking forward to many years of membership in BVARC the best largest ham club in Texas.
Mike Ki5npm On Thu, May 27, 2021, 3:21 PM Mark Brantana via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > Because of this conversation I just called my agent. The house is covered, > but there is the deductible. I will also be looking into getting the ARRL > insurance, though I don’t have a lot. Additionally, the damage might be > isolated to your equipment. reading is that the ARRL charges you as a > fraction of the value of your actual equipment, so it could be pennies if > you, like me, don’t have a lot of high value equipment. It would certainly > help get me back on the air. > Mark > N5PRD > > On May 27, 2021, at 10:30 AM, Karl Bernard via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> > wrote: > > I recommend ARRL insurance - very affordable: > https://www.arrlinsurance.com/ > > I just recently signed up, but I bought it after speaking to someone that > had made 2-3 claims on it over the years and they paid out with no fuss > every time. > > Karl > W5KMB > > On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 7:16 PM Keith Dutson via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> > wrote: > >> Some useful info in this post, but shows lack of facts. For example, it >> is well known and documented that lightning can strike from cloud to ground >> and vice versa. >> >> My station has been damaged by lightning several times. The worst damage >> was in May, 2019, when a large bolt struck my 150 foot tower. This was >> witnessed by my daughter and her husband who were outside at the time. The >> station furniture in the shack was being moved at that time and there were >> no antennas connected. However, all units were plugged into power and >> connected to computers. ALL computers and transceivers were destroyed, and >> the linear amplifiers were damaged in the power supply section. There were >> several signs of lightning flashover at signal and power connections. I >> was standing in the shack at the time of the strike, and there was no >> sound, but it felt like the time in military basic combat training where >> I felt the concussion of dynamite blasts. >> >> Now I have relay controlled disconnect of power and antennas for all >> stations. The disconnect grounds antennas and rigs. >> >> I did collect insurance. The claim was for about $25,000, and I got >> about $22,000 after deductible. >> >> 73, Keith NM5G >> >> On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 09:40:06 AM CDT, Will Gray via BVARC < >> bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: >> >> >> There are lots of books on the subject and plenty of examples >> visible around major electrical installations of how to prevent damage by >> lightning. Lightning occurs when there is a large charge difference >> present, normally caused by rain carrying electrons from clouds to ground. >> If there is no path to deplete the charge and when the charge is great >> enough, the electrons go back to the more positively charged area of the >> clouds above. The strike is from ground to cloud. The use of several >> ground rods tied together and connected to power grounds, water pipes, gas >> pipes, and the antenna system tends to deplete the charge to the earth, >> preventing the strike. Unplug, disconnect and ground your equipment. >> During an electrical storm stay away from doors, windows and chimneys. Get >> in your vehicle and close the doors. >> >> Safety! >> Will Gray, KB7QL >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC@bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC@bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >
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