Yep, less than a week away from Field Day and I got hit by lightning -
again. As a matter of fact, most of my work (my paid job) over the past
week has been due to lightning.
So far, the only amateur equipment that seems affected is my HD-73 rotor
or the controller. It turns on, but the
I'd like to know what was grounded ?
Please,
Dick, n0ce
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From: Joel Black
To: elecraft
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 4:57 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Lightning Strikes Twice
Yep, less than a week away from Field Day and I got hit by lightning -
again
My K2 (and I) took a small hit whilst at relatively great altitude in ZS6. At
over 5000 feet storms creep up on you fast and I did not see this one coming
until it was almost too late. There was a crack; the K2 went completely dead
and there was a small arc as I unplugged everything and threw
My K2 (and I) took a small hit whilst at relatively great altitude in ZS6. At
over 5000 feet storms creep up on you fast and I did not see this one coming
until it was almost too late. There was a crack; the K2 went completely dead
and there was a small arc as I unplugged everything and threw
I wonder if an RF choke across the antenna and ground terminals might
give some protection?
Jay
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JACrux
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 12:27 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Lightning
A choke will bleed off the static charges, but can be easily blown by too
much static voltage opening the winding. Instead put a 100,000 ohm 2 watt
resistor across the feed line. It will allow the full power RF to pass, but
take the static to ground, if the line feeder is coax. If not coax,
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