Best frequency for picking up Thunderstorm Lightning
 

Radioguy wrote:
On May 31, 9:10 am, Dave wrote:
Radioguy wrote:
On May 27, 4:48 pm, David wrote:
- header says it all
Have a good receiver
Have a decent antenna..
have a thunder storm in the area
- any responses would be appreciated
Tks
You don't really need a good receiver or a decent antenna to pick up
the noise from thunderstorm lightning. Indeed I would not risk good
equipment for such a venture. Any cheapo AM radio will get lots of
static. Just pick a frequency.
Your question is somewhat ambiguous. I assume you want to hear the
lightning and not literally pick up the strike by becoming a lightning
rod of sorts.
I hear storms 700 miles away on the HF bands. I don't think I'm risking
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The O.P wasn't asking about storms 700 miles away. He wanted to "DX"
storms a couple of miles away.
We don't have electrical storms around here.

Best frequency for picking up Thunderstorm Lightning
 

Bob Dobbs wrote:
Dave wrote:
I hear storms 700 miles away on the HF bands. I don't think I'm risking
anything.

Something to help determine where the activity might be coming from;
http://tinyurl.com/25nf7h

Cool. Looks like the Rules Committee is getting thrashed.

Best frequency for picking up Thunderstorm Lightning
 

On May 31, 1:03*pm, Bob Dobbs wrote:

Dave wrote:
- - I hear storms 700 miles away on the HF bands.
- - *I don't think I'm risking anything.

- Something to help determine where the activity
- might be coming from;
- http://tinyurl.com/25nf7h
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- Operator Bob
- Echo Charlie 42

OB - Nice Lightning Map Resource. ~ RHF

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