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On 06/22/2014 15:30, Justin Solonynka wrote:
Here at my listening post in SE Kansas, every spring & summer we have to
deal with thunderstorms and lightning. I always unplug antennas when
there's a threat of a
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I have never in 45 + years in the hobby had even a close strike.
All antennas are shunted to ground and all equipment into a common ground and
shunted to the ground 3 8 foot copper rods in the ground
Ernie
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Hi Justin,
I'd ask if you have many taller trees in the area surrounding your antenna.
I have several ham radio HF wire antennas in my yard. I am surrounded by
trees in the 40 to 60 ft height range. My antennas ar
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Hi Justin,
What part of the country are you in? If you are subject to numerous nearby
strikes, some caution may be in order.
Typically, a very short wire antenna such as yours that is probably no more
than 20' a
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Oh an an OLD ham radio trick is to put the free end into a ceramic coffee cup.
On June 22, 2014 12:30:15 PM AKDT, Justin Solonynka wrote:
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A nearby strike could induce a spark, but only it there is a path to ground. If
it his your tree you would see some action.
Also, if a nearby strike occurs when your radio is on, it might destroy it, but
pull th
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If this is totally against the rules for me to ask a newbie question
here, I apologize and please ignore.
I just got interested in Numbers Stations (as a math teacher, I love
numbers and codes, and when I play