In ,
(Twistedhed) wrote:

From: (Zeeeeeeee3)
I do not worry about a static discharge if the antenna is grounded.
Hell, if lightning its your house all you are going to worry about is
your radio? I am
thinking this is a good time to have the insurance paid up...
_
Is the static discharge unit only to protect the

radio? I was under the impression that it would
also help prevent lightning strikes. Thanks



All bets are off with a lightning strike. No device can offer 100%
protection against a direct strike.


Unplugging the coax from the radio when not in use comes pretty darn close.








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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:12:19 -0800, Frank Gilliland
wrote:

In ,
(Twistedhed) wrote:

From: (Zeeeeeeee3)
I do not worry about a static discharge if the antenna is grounded.
Hell, if lightning its your house all you are going to worry about is
your radio? I am
thinking this is a good time to have the insurance paid up...
_
Is the static discharge unit only to protect the

radio? I was under the impression that it would
also help prevent lightning strikes. Thanks



All bets are off with a lightning strike. No device can offer 100%
protection against a direct strike.


Unplugging the coax from the radio when not in use comes pretty darn close.


Maybe to protect the radio, If your antenna is hit, and your
coax is disconnected from your radio , the potential
across the connector can be hundreds of thousands of volts. The
resulting arc can set fire to adjacent materials.

From: (Frank=A0Gilliland)
In ,
(Twistedhed) wrote:
From: (Zeeeeeeee3)
I do not worry about a static discharge if the antenna is grounded.
Hell, if lightning its your house all you are going to worry about is
your radio? I am
thinking this is a good time to have the insurance paid up...
_
(Is the static discharge unit only to protect the
radio? I was under the impression that it would also help prevent
lightning strikes. Thanks)



All bets are off with a lightning strike. No device can offer 100%
protection against a direct strike.



Unplugging the coax from the radio when not

in use comes pretty darn close.



No "device" can offer 100% protection against a direct lightning strike.



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In ,
(Twistedhed) wrote:

From: (Frank*Gilliland)
In ,
(Twistedhed) wrote:
From: (Zeeeeeeee3)
I do not worry about a static discharge if the antenna is grounded.
Hell, if lightning its your house all you are going to worry about is
your radio? I am
thinking this is a good time to have the insurance paid up...
_
(Is the static discharge unit only to protect the
radio? I was under the impression that it would also help prevent
lightning strikes. Thanks)



All bets are off with a lightning strike. No device can offer 100%
protection against a direct strike.



Unplugging the coax from the radio when not

in use comes pretty darn close.



No "device" can offer 100% protection against a direct lightning strike.


My goodness but you are predictable. First off, you have limited comprehension
of your limited vocabulary. From Webster's:

device -- n. 1. a thing devised; plan. 2. a scheme; trick. 3. a mechanical
contrivance; invention......

Second, disconnecting the coax from the radio is often done with a "device", or
haven't you heard of this new gizmo on the market called the 'switch'?

Third, your communication deficit is acting up again. Read the original post:
"....I was under the impression that it would also help prevent lightning
strikes." Unless you are from a different planet with some kind of wonderful new
technology that can actually change the weather at will, no "device" can prevent
lightning strikes, period.

Now go fly a kite, Dave.







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LOL,,only your off-topic sidestep definitions don't apply in this case.
The original poster was referring to a device, as in "gadget", not a
"scheme",such as you presented in your desperate squirm for deflection.
In fact, all had no problem comprehending such, with the sole exception
of your self,,,...tsk tsk.,,and here you go again, the low self-esteem
and self-hatred you are forced to deal with, ****ing you off to no end,
manifesting in misdirected anger from your darkness. Such hostility for
no reason other than your personal problems.....that makes you a
.......lid.

In ,
(Twistedhed) wrote:

LOL,,only your off-topic sidestep definitions don't apply in this case.
The original poster was referring to a device, as in "gadget", not a
"scheme",such as you presented in your desperate squirm for deflection.
In fact, all had no problem comprehending such, with the sole exception
of your self,,,...tsk tsk.,,and here you go again, the low self-esteem
and self-hatred you are forced to deal with, ****ing you off to no end,
manifesting in misdirected anger from your darkness. Such hostility for
no reason other than your personal problems.....that makes you a
......lid.


SOBR.







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Put it in an empty jim beam bottle


In article , Twistedhed says...

LOL,,only your off-topic sidestep definitions don't apply in this case.
The original poster was referring to a device, as in "gadget", not a
"scheme",such as you presented in your desperate squirm for deflection.
In fact, all had no problem comprehending such, with the sole exception
of your self,,,...tsk tsk.,,and here you go again, the low self-esteem
and self-hatred you are forced to deal with, ****ing you off to no end,
manifesting in misdirected anger from your darkness. Such hostility for
no reason other than your personal problems.....that makes you a
......lid.

On 13 Feb 2004 12:44:50 -0800, Harmony wrote:

Put it in an empty jim beam bottle


LOL, I like that... old wives tale was a mason jar...

you sound like a real ass

"Twistedhed" wrote in message
...
From: (Frank Gilliland)
In ,
(Twistedhed) wrote:
From: (Zeeeeeeee3)
I do not worry about a static discharge if the antenna is grounded.
Hell, if lightning its your house all you are going to worry about is
your radio? I am
thinking this is a good time to have the insurance paid up...
_
(Is the static discharge unit only to protect the
radio? I was under the impression that it would also help prevent
lightning strikes. Thanks)



All bets are off with a lightning strike. No device can offer 100%
protection against a direct strike.



Unplugging the coax from the radio when not

in use comes pretty darn close.



No "device" can offer 100% protection against a direct lightning strike.


Your both right, but you all forgot to
tell him to unplug the radio from the wall
too.

Landshark


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