I am not too concerned about a direct hit as the antenna would be under the roof, and I have not had a direct hit to the house (yet) in 22 years but I am concerned about a close hit that could still generate hundreds of volts. I regularly (like every year or two, yes, it is getting old) replace TVs, networking gear and other various electronics even though I have surge protectors everywhere.
Didier KO4BB On June 25, 2014 4:46:07 PM CDT, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: >On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Didier Juges <shali...@gmail.com> >wrote: > >> >> One potential problem is that the preamps obviously must remain >connected >> to the antennas when the storm gets close, while my ham radio gear is >> normally disconnected when not in use. I have had so much lightning >damage >> over here (North West Florida) over the years that I am concerned >about >> pissing off the Gods for good... > > >It could be 100% safe if there were no wires leading back to the house. > A >battery powered receiver that connected back to the house over WiFi >would >be safe. Use a solar panel and a lead/acid battery for power. The >only >trouble is the added cost and a direct hit would still cost you a few >hundred $$. Less risk is to expose only some minimum portion of the >system to lightening then run fiber optic cable back to the house. > > >-- > >Chris Albertson >Redondo Beach, California >_______________________________________________ >time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >To unsubscribe, go to >https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >and follow the instructions there. -- Sent from my Motorola Droid Razr HD 4G LTE wireless tracker while I do other things. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.