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Ground Or Not To Ground Receiving Antenna In Storm ?
kd5sak wrote:
"Bill Turner" wrote in message ... On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:48:24 -0600, " hillbilly3302" wrote: This summer my 80 foot tower took a direct hit... 73, Bill W6WRT Long years ago, 50 yearsor so before I reached Ham status, a thunderstorm awakened me in the wee hours and proceeded to dance around in the shallow hill pasture near the house. Stroke after stroke occurred and all so near I could hear a loud click as the strike occurred and then the diminishing rumble. I still haven't figured out the initial click sound, it came from outside so wasn't a house internal electric phenomenon. Harold KD5SAK A few years ago I was out fishing at my favorite pond. It had clouded over, but had not yet begun to rain. All of a sudden I could feel myself beginning to tingle, it seems to me it was more in the feet, there was a sour taste in my mouth, and then all of a sudden a bolt from the blue hit the pond not far from where I was standing -- scared the living heck out of me. The buildup of the tingling was a matter of a few seconds, then the bolt, so I still don't have full recollection of just where the bolt hit. I jumped back and landed on my butt, but other than that there was no damage. I quickly gathered my gear (not trusting the statistic that it wouldn't hit twice in the same place) and headed for the car. I sat in the car and watched the pond to see if any fish came to the surface to see what happened but no such luck! This was in the foothills of the rockies and I got quite a light show till the storm passed over! Irv VE6BP (still got a few lives to go!) -- -------------------------------------- Diagnosed Type II Diabetes March 5 2001 Beating it with diet and exercise! 297/215/210 (to be revised lower) 58"/43"(!)/44" (already lower too!) -------------------------------------- Visit my HomePage at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv/index.html Visit my Baby Sofia website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv4/index.htm Visit my OLDTIMERS website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv5/index.htm -------------------- Irv Finkleman, Grampa/Ex-Navy/Old Fart/Ham Radio VE6BP Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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