Steveo wrote:
Jay in the Mojave wrote:

Steveo wrote:


Hello Jay

Did those guys that got struck by lightning disconnect their coax from
the radio when not in use?


No they did not. Shame tho, a Icom 746 at one user got toasted!

Jay in the Mojave


Yeah disconnecting is a good habit to get into. Years ago I had lightning
strike my antenna with the coax disconnected from the radio and the bolt
came across the family room and snapped at the TV. Scared the hell out of
me.

Put it in a Jim Beam bottle! j/k :P

Hello Steveo:

The way to do it is to have a disconnect on the ground rod that has a
lightening protector on it. When the weather turns nasty you just
unconnect the connector and roll the coax up towards the house, removing
the path to inside the house. And duct!

Jay in the Mojave