[Uram-rejections] Static protection for vertical antennae?

Thu Apr 5 11:25:16 BST 2018

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> On 4/5/2018 9:22 AM, Brian Howie wrote:
> > On 03/04/2018 17:14, lordgnome wrote:
> >> On 03/04/2018 14:40, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
> >>> Brian Reay laid this down on his screen :
> >>>> I knew someone who was 'close' (probably within 100yds) of a strike.
> >>>> He lost a couple of PCs, some TNCs (this was in the days of packet)
> >>>> and a radio as I recall. I don't think he had any special protection.
> >>>
> >>> A local strike here, many years ago, hit the church spire 100 yards
> >>> away. It took many of the phone circuits in the street, over head wired,
> >>> at the exchange half a mile away and my answering machine. I had a large
> >>> steerable sat dish at the time, it took the LNB and the receiver out,
> >>> plus a few other items. It happened at 2am, I was fast asleep and I
> >>> remember leaping up in the air from my bed.
> >>
> >> The nearest I came to meeting my maker was in Australia. It was
> >> bucketing down, so I decided to have a pee close to the house rather
> >> than get soaked walking to the dunny. As I was performing, there was a
> >> huge flash and a simultaneous bang. For one daft moment, I thought I had
> >> encountered an underground cable (despite being in the bush). It
> >> transpired that the lightning had struck the TV ae. vapourising the 
> >> set...
> >>
> >> You get some great storms in Queensland!
> >>
> > 
> > Back in the 70's on a VHF contest, a group of us were on Lowther Hill 
> > (YP42F 20km NW of Moffat) 2000 odd feet asl. We noticed a fizzing noise 
> > and one of guys long hair  was standing on end. One of the others lit a 
> > neon screwdriver by holding it in the air. We disonnected the antennas 
> > and went and hid in the cars, realising we were the highest point for 
> > several miles.
> > 
> > Brian GM4DIJ
> > 
> frying tonight? ....
> 
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