Lynn; For the worst storms I had a fairly protected campsite. A much higher rise behind the camp would have taken most of the hits. The best thing for mountain lightning protection is to make sure you are not a high point. Valleys are good places for campsites. If you have to lean your neck back to look up at a nearby summit, you are reasonably safe from a strike. Also, don't leave the antenna feedline in the tent during a storm; the electromagnetic field from a nearby strike can induce significant amounts of current flow which could be hazardous. -John
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > John...thanks for giving us a backpack trip report. Sounds like the > lightning was life-threatening. What's the key to surviving a lightning > storm in the mountains? We got caught in one at about 10,500' when we > were hiking near Silverton, CO......we also got hailed on. You must've > been within a few hundred feet of the lightning strikes. > > Would you do anything different with the ham gear? Maybe take a 40 mtr. > dipole, too? Also wonder what the CW abbreviation is for mosquito? > QRN/SUX? > > Or maybe you could make one up.....QMQ > > 73 de K5AVJ > Lynn (K2 #1411) > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
