Re: [Elecraft] Lightning damage here

2012-08-10 Thread Greg Buhyoff
Don, Really sorry to hear that. I empathize. We lost two major appliances late June when the Derecho hit Virginia with 75 mph winds and a lightning show like I haven't seen in many years. That lightning hit was not direct, but we heard the snap in the house. It came through a wall

[Elecraft] Lightning damage here

2012-08-09 Thread Don Wilhelm
I am currently computer handicapped because of a nearby lightning strike last evening. I think I have accessed the damage, but there may be more to be revealed once more devices come on-line. It seems the damage propagated via the wired Ethernet connections - I lost 3 (maybe 4) computers on my

Re: [Elecraft] Lightning damage here

2012-08-09 Thread Tony Estep
On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 8:15 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: a nearby lightning strike last evening That is a bummer, Don. Lightning can make its way throughout the house by various evil means. A few years ago a strike hit a tree across the street, traveled