Re: [Elecraft] Re: lightning

2006-06-22 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
On Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:50 AM, Ian Stirling wrote: If I see thunderstorms predicted, or I predict a local one myself, I will disconnect all my equipment. During a thunderstorm, which your third statement suggests, I will never do. I'd rather my radios fry than me. ---

Re: [Elecraft] Re: lightning

2006-06-21 Thread Fred Jensen
Good point! I didn't actually mean as the T'storm is raining electrons on you, but if the Triple Mega Viper Doppler Radar on the TV (don't laugh, we have those here in the Colonies, we've come a long way since Boston Harbor ... or maybe not) says it's about to be over you in 15 minutes, head f

[Elecraft] Re: lightning

2006-06-21 Thread Ian Stirling
On Wednesday 21 June 2006 19:50, Fred Jensen wrote: > Disconnect your K2. Disconnect all your gear. Unplug it from the surge > protectors in a thunderstorm. Fred, I agree on the first two, but not the third. If I see thunderstorms predicted, or I predict a local one myself, I will disconnec

[Elecraft] Re: Lightning arrestors

2004-11-15 Thread Steve Uhrig
The product to grab the surge is one part of a *system*. What do you do with the surge after you grab it? Read the article on grounding here for an extensive, pertinent discussion: http://www.swssec.com/white_paper.html Second from the top (as of Nov 2004) Steve WA3SWS *