On Oct 19, 2005, at 10:59 AM, Tom Hammond wrote:
When I heard the first thunder clap, I legged it out to the shack
In the garage) and started disconnecting coaxes like a mad man...
I had just(!) managed to get the last coax connector DISconnected
and moved away from the rig(s) when an all too close bolt of
lightning struck. Fortunately I wasn't touching anything (by about
1/2 second!) when it hit and I heard/saw a nice arc between the
shell of one coax connector and the nearby ground.
This is the problem, Tom. You don't need to disconnect those coaxes
as much as GROUND them.
I have all my antennas passing through a grounding switch, and I keep
it switched to the grounded position when the station is not in use.
The only time I've had lightning damage was when I had my antennas
disconnected. That was during FD 1993 on Sunday, when all my gear was
in the car and I was taking a nap on the sofa. I still have a piece
of test equipment that needs repair from that strike.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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