I took a direct lightning strike at my house back on the 17th when that bad thunderstorm blew through. It hit one of the trees surrounding my "antenna farm". It showed me that all of the money I spent on grounding, bonding and lightning arrestors and switches was money well spent. Remarkably I took no significant damage.
Prior to that I had bnc connectors at the radio and would leave my station disconnected when not in use. For reasons Eddie stated I wouldn't want to mess with coax during a storm. Regards, David Lira K5DBL On Tue, May 28, 2024, 13:44 Eddie Runner via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > I have used outside antennas for most of my life > and never had a lightning strike (that i know of) > > I always hear Hams going to take down an antenna > or unscrew the coax when a storm is coming. > > I WOULD NEVER EVER touch a coax or antenna if I could > hear thunder or if a storm was near.. > > Trying to protect your gear may end your life. > > Eddie (NU5K) > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >
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