Doesn't have to be high above ground or the highest thing about either.
The mast in these photos in only about 8ft AGL.
http://m1kta-qrp.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/lightening-strike.html
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Dom
M1KTA
On 07/15/2014 01:19 AM, Keith Trinity WE6R wrote:
Hi all, I work on K3's all day and would like to advise/remind folks
that lightning comes in through ANY path it pleases, not just the
antenna.
Time and time again folks say they unhooked their antenna but the
lightning took out the DSL modem, computer and K3 via the RS232 port!
Anything connected is a potential path...
Be safe! '73
Keith WE6R
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