One storm can do quite
a bit of damage to a Ham.
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Trees, Telephone Poles,
and Ham
Antennas can
snap like toothpicks
and do lots of damage!
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Guy wires and heavy duty brackets can help protect your antenna.
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Remember...
Lightning can destroy your
antenna, coax, radio, and
you if it strikes while
coax is connected to your
radio
and your close to it.
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Always have everything grounded and disconnect
your coax from your radio... before the storm hits!
From the AARL:
K1CE for a Final This
past month, I took a direct lightning hit to a tree just outside of my ham shack. Despite an excellent grounding system, lightning
arrestors, and power surge suppressors, I lost my pricey ICOM IC-756 PROIII HF rig, an ICOM 2-meter FM rig, and my beloved
old Collins KWM2 transceiver. Losing that old Collins was like losing an old best friend. The lesson is: Unplug everything
when lightning is threatening!
Short Public Service Message from the National Weather Service on Lightning.
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