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
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 antennaor unscrew the coax when a
storm is coming.
I WOULD NEVER EVER touch a coax or antenna if I couldhear thunder or if a storm
was near..
Trying to prot
I had a typo below. 1$ for every 100$. my insurance is 56$ for 5600$
On Friday, October 8, 2021, 03:56:18 PM CDT, terry leatherland via BVARC
wrote:
Some of you have been following my blurbs on my FT991 trials with losing
computer control.Being a computer guy I have been chasing the
I got hit by lightning about 20 years ago. I filed with my homeowners policy.
At the time I had zero lightning protection. Since well insulated with
arrestors and ground rods at both ends. No problems since and hope nothing ever
happens again.
I did use ARRL insurance when I first joined and
Some of you have been following my blurbs on my FT991 trials with losing
computer control.Being a computer guy I have been chasing the computer end of
things for over a month since I did in fact Update my operating system about
the same time as the September 6 Lightning storms.
Well, as a goose
Forwarded to K5IZO.
From: BVARC on behalf of Keith Dutson via BVARC
Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 10:42 AM
To: Rick Hiller via BVARC
Cc: Keith Dutson
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Lightning, FT-8, SDR, DMR, etc. Beacon Topics
I can do an article on Lightning Damage
I can do an article on Lightning Damage Prevention. It could be brief or
several pages. I do not have John's email on this PC, so please pass to him.
Thanks.
73, Keith NM5G
On Thursday, May 27, 2021, 08:20:59 PM CDT, Rick Hiller via BVARC
wrote:
With all of this talk of lightning
The best lighting protection was the 5 bucks I spent on my membership in
BVARC. As a new ham the amount of information that all the members have
passed along has been great. My education of of this great hobby has been
expanded and improve. I want to thank all the members of BVARC for the
willingne
With all of this talk of lightning, etc. there seems to be a plethora of
knowledgeable folks. I know we also have knowledgeable folks on the
subjects of SDR's and JT and FT modes and DMR. [Or any other subject you
desire, that you are interested in or have a half way decent knowledge in]
So, c
avey via BVARC
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2021 5:29 PM
To: BVARC
Cc: Westley Clavey
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Lightning
After all this discussion, I went on a field trip around the house, garage
and attic to note the grounding points.�
There is no intersystem grounding block, per se.� There is a #
After all this discussion, I went on a field trip around the house,
garage and attic to note the grounding points.
There is no intersystem grounding block, per se.� There is a #6 ground
wire from the AC Service breaker box to a ground rod located at the back
of the garage.� When AT&T insta
Because of this conversation I just called my agent. The house is covered, but
there is the deductible. I will also be looking into getting the ARRL
insurance, though I don’t have a lot. Additionally, the damage might be
isolated to your equipment. reading is that the ARRL charges you as a fract
The one time my station was damaged by lightning, the lightning actually
hit the power lines, and the surge came in, destroyed my 12V power
supply then went down into my IC-22S and came out through a programming
cable I had plugged into it, jumping across a two-inch or so gap between
the end of
Most lightning damage done in a house is due to a poor grounding system on
the AC service. All service panels should have at least 1 8ft ground rod
with a min of #6 ground wire going to the panel board. The size of this
conductor is dependent on the size of the service. In many cases, this
ground
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 B
Houston, Texas
713-206-2146 Cell
713-260-6129 Office
From: BVARC on behalf of Douglas Kimpel
via BVARC
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 9:18 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Cc: Douglas Kimpel
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Lightning Strike Prevention Hey All, I'm ne
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Douglas Kimpel
Chief Engineer
KKHT, KNTH
Houston, Texas
713-206-2146 Cell
713-260-6129 Office
From: BVARC on behalf of Douglas Kimpel
via BVARC
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 9:18 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Cc: Douglas Kimpel
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Light
From: BVARC on behalf of Ron Bosch via BVARC
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 7:46 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Cc: Ron Bosch
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Lightning Strike Prevention Keith,Did you also lose your
TV's and other electronics? Did you lose any transceivers not connect
; Houston, Texas
> 713-206-2146 Cell
> 713-260-6129 Office
>
>
> -
> From: BVARC on behalf of Douglas Kimpel via
> BVARC
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 9:18 PM
> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMAT
ubject: Re: [BVARC] Lightning Strike Prevention
Hey All,
I'm new to the club! Lightening report from a long time ago!
I was able to make a good 80/160-meter dipole with the help of my former
father-in-law WF5W (Silent Key) back in 2001. We were able to put the antenna
60 feet into the t
ubject: Re: [BVARC] Lightning Strike Prevention
Keith,
Did you also lose your TV's and other electronics? Did you lose any
transceivers not connected to your mains? The fact is that a lightning strike
on or very near your house is going to impress current on any antenna system,
or analogue there
Keith,
Did you also lose your TV's and other electronics? Did you lose any
transceivers not connected to your mains? The fact is that a lightning
strike on or very near your house is going to impress current on any
antenna system, or analogue thereof, in the near field, and the amount of
energy c
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 t
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
f an expensive lightning loss is
> greatly reduced. Robert KD5YVQ
>
> --
>
> *From:* BVARC [mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org ] *On
> Behalf Of *Gayle Dotts via BVARC
> *Sent:* Monday, January 16, 2017 3:58 PM
> *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
> *Cc:* Gayle Dotts
BVARC [mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org] *On Behalf Of *Gayle
Dotts via BVARC
*Sent:* Monday, January 16, 2017 3:58 PM
*To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
*Cc:* Gayle Dotts
*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Lightning Strike
Very nice!! Thank you!!
On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 1:29 PM, Michael Monsour via
surge protection, your odds of an expensive
lightning loss is greatly reduced. Robert KD5YVQ
From: BVARC [mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org] On Behalf Of Gayle Dotts via BVARC
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 3:58 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Cc: Gayle Dotts
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Lightning
Hi Gayle,
There's a lot of information on lightning protection at:
http://www.arrl.org/lightning-protection
I think you *definitely* want to ground any antenna tower.
There was a great talk on lightning protection at last August's Summerfest
in Austin. The speaker had a contest-grade station,
e Dotts
> via BVARC
> *Sent:* Monday, January 16, 2017 7:53 AM
> *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
> *Cc:* Gayle Dotts
> *Subject:* [BVARC] Lightning Strike
>
> I’ve got a beach house in Gulf Shores Alabama. Last week it had a direct
> hit to the house by lightning,
p you. Nizar From:
BVARC [mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org] On Behalf Of Gayle Dotts via BVARC
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 7:53 AM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Cc: Gayle Dotts
Subject: [BVARC] Lightning Strike I’ve got a beach house in Gulf Shores
Alabama. Last week it had a direct h
Just to be clear I had no radio gear there at the beach or probably will
ever. I am concerned about my gear here in Houston which, at this time, IS
poorly protected and through the lightning strike at the beach made realize
how much more vunderable I really am here now. Are lightning arrestors an
Get an industrial robust isolation transformer.
For ten years I worked on French equipment where the power input was 230
volt.
Because American power in industrial sites are 208 volts a step up
isolation transformer was used at almost every site, that also had
protected 125 volt outlets for the PC
I won't have radios at the beach 500 miles away but totally concerned about
the house/shack here in Houston.
On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 7:52 AM, Gayle Dotts wrote:
> I’ve got a beach house in Gulf Shores Alabama. Last week it had a direct
> hit to the house by lightning, took out the refrigerator
BVARC
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Cc: Gayle Dotts
Sent: Mon, Jan 16, 2017 7:53 am
Subject: [BVARC] Lightning Strike
I’ve got a beach house in Gulf Shores Alabama. Last week it had a direct hit
to the house by lightning, tookout the refrigerator, 4 tv’s, phones, 4
surveillance camera
you.
Nizar
From: BVARC [mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org] On Behalf Of Gayle Dotts via BVARC
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 7:53 AM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Cc: Gayle Dotts
Subject: [BVARC] Lightning Strike
I’ve got a beach house in Gulf Shores Alabama. Last week it had a
I’ve got a beach house in Gulf Shores Alabama. Last week it had a direct
hit to the house by lightning, took out the refrigerator, 4 tv’s, phones, 4
surveillance cameras and much more. Luckily It had no radio gear or
antennas there…which brings me to here…
My NOW attempt to layer my radio shack
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