I recommend ARRL insurance - very affordable: https://www.arrlinsurance.com/
I just recently signed up, but I bought it after speaking to someone that had made 2-3 claims on it over the years and they paid out with no fuss every time. Karl W5KMB On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 7:16 PM Keith Dutson via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > Some useful info in this post, but shows lack of facts. For example, it > is well known and documented that lightning can strike from cloud to ground > and vice versa. > > My station has been damaged by lightning several times. The worst damage > was in May, 2019, when a large bolt struck my 150 foot tower. This was > witnessed by my daughter and her husband who were outside at the time. The > station furniture in the shack was being moved at that time and there were > no antennas connected. However, all units were plugged into power and > connected to computers. ALL computers and transceivers were destroyed, and > the linear amplifiers were damaged in the power supply section. There were > several signs of lightning flashover at signal and power connections. I > was standing in the shack at the time of the strike, and there was no > sound, but it felt like the time in military basic combat training where > I felt the concussion of dynamite blasts. > > Now I have relay controlled disconnect of power and antennas for all > stations. The disconnect grounds antennas and rigs. > > I did collect insurance. The claim was for about $25,000, and I got about > $22,000 after deductible. > > 73, Keith NM5G > > On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 09:40:06 AM CDT, Will Gray via BVARC < > bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > > There are lots of books on the subject and plenty of examples > visible around major electrical installations of how to prevent damage by > lightning. Lightning occurs when there is a large charge difference > present, normally caused by rain carrying electrons from clouds to ground. > If there is no path to deplete the charge and when the charge is great > enough, the electrons go back to the more positively charged area of the > clouds above. The strike is from ground to cloud. The use of several > ground rods tied together and connected to power grounds, water pipes, gas > pipes, and the antenna system tends to deplete the charge to the earth, > preventing the strike. Unplug, disconnect and ground your equipment. > During an electrical storm stay away from doors, windows and chimneys. Get > in your vehicle and close the doors. > > Safety! > Will Gray, KB7QL > > ________________________________________________ > 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/ > > ________________________________________________ > 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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