off list.... because it isn't on topic.
An old retired friend worked in Telcom for decades (including the shore station
that AT&T had in Florida to connect to their subscribers in the Caribbean...
He mentioned that the really LONG underground fiber links across the country
(down 6-8 feet) attract lightning like crazy.. where lightning is hunting for
the steel wire down the middle of the bundle that is used to find the line if
there is a problem.
Well, lightning finds it a LOT.. and causes a whole bunch of HOT in one spot
that typically microshatters bout 1/2 mile of fiber in each direction.. or at
least used to.
no idea if the ZOT! on the steel wire damaged equipment at either end.. but it
was a big problem.
.
KK4QDZ - Now with Extra Class Priv's, and a tiny KX3 to enjoy them!
From: Elecraft K3 <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2015 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Unplugging the radio to protect it
Hmm, this thread has got me wondering if a fiber optics telecom/tv/internet
link provides some degree of protection against distant lightning strikes.
Seems like it should.
73 de Eric, KG6MZS
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