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Oh an an OLD ham radio trick is to put the free end into a ceramic coffee cup. On June 22, 2014 12:30:15 PM AKDT, Justin Solonynka <jsol...@comcast.net> wrote: >Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe >from this list > >If this is totally against the rules for me to ask a newbie question >here, I apologize and please ignore. > >I just got interested in Numbers Stations (as a math teacher, I love >numbers and codes, and when I played some recordings I found online for > >my students, they were totally creeped out - which was a bonus). > >I got myself a Tecsun PL-600. I'll be really excited if I ever get to >hear a Numbers Station live -- at this point I'm just interested in >hearing stations from around the world, and particularly folk music of >other countries. > >The Tecsun PL-600 came with an antenna, maybe 20 feet long(?). My >office is on the second floor of my house. I've run the antenna out my > >window and attached it to a tree, diagonally from my house. > >My incredibly newbie question is: Do I need to worry about lightning? >As long as I keep the antenna unplugged from the radio during a >lightning storm, will I be OK? Obviously I haven't done anything to >"ground" my antenna, but all it amounts to is a wire running from my >window to a tree, about 12 feet off the ground. There are much taller >trees all around the house. > >Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Justin >______________________________________________________________ >Spooks mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- Semper Reluctor "War is a country of will, there’s no room for sympathy. If you’re not willing to give up everything…You’ve already lost." -- Chief Dave ______________________________________________________________ Spooks mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
