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by CROWBAR on June 14, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Good read! Now watch a fight start over grounding though.

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by KB2DHG on June 14, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Lightning is an everyday killer across most of the United States. GEE, I guess the best means of lightning protection is to leave the United States! Seriously this is a good article... I am sure we all are aware of the potential hazard of electrical storms. Thanks for your review!

RE: Lightning Safety	Reply
by K0BG on June 14, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
There's one strike Larry left out; ground to ground. Some years ago, I had an opportunity to be at a transmitting site west of Salt Lake City. The site sits on a plateau between two mountain peaks, both taller than the plateau. One lightning path (between the peaks) is through the transmitter building! Albeit well grounded, lightning doesn't seem to care. This was the first, and only time, I've seen ball lightning. The eerie blue glow, and resulting hum is not to be believed! To say it was frightening, would have been an understatement! Alan, KØBG www.k0bg.com

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by WA8MEA on June 14, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Lightning is an everyday killer across most of the United States. ------------------------------------------------------- This means we must adopt "LIGHTNING CONTROL".... This is a SHOCKING topic, to be sure. It STRIKES at the heart of both hams and non-hams alike.... This article does have its FLASHES of genius, though.... OK....time for me to put a FORK in it.... 73, Bill - WA8MEA PS: Can anyone at all tell me why some Old Timers put their PL-259's in glass jars after disconnecting their antennae????

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by KC8VWM on June 14, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
PS: Can anyone at all tell me why some Old Timers put their PL-259's in glass jars after disconnecting their antennae???? -------- A jar is a good way to store all the inbound QSO's the antenna picks up for a later time.

RE: Lightning Safety	Reply
by NI0C on June 14, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
"Can anyone at all tell me why some Old Timers put their PL-259's in glass jars after disconnecting their antennae????" I guess they want to get themselves in a pickle.

RE: Lightning Safety	Reply
by K1CJS on June 14, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
The jar idea came from old timers who just wanted to avoid the static electric charge from jumping to anything coming near the tip of the connector and getting a small charge. Guess they figure it would jump to the shield first. Agreed that it would do no good if the antenna system were actually hit by a direct strike. Its nice to see e-ham taking this problem seriously and re-running this article. Good job--for once.

Lightning Safety	Reply
by KC0RBX on June 14, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
"Can anyone at all tell me why some Old Timers put their PL-259's in glass jars after disconnecting their antennae????" It's where they also keep their false teeth. They're hoping a lightning strike will clean their falsies giving them a "bright" smile!

Personal Lightning Safety	Reply
by AI2IA on June 14, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
This article should have been called "Personal Lightning Safety." The author gives the reasons: "This article addresses personal safety concerns with lightning. Antenna and grounding practices are covered quite well in recent QST articles as well as ARRL and other literature and are therefore not iterated here. Lightning protection for backpacking and blue-water sailing are not covered comprehensively in this article." As is so typical of eHam.net, the posters will now twist this topic upside down and inside out until the thread peters out with wisecracks. If it does nothing more than remind readers to avoid outdoor activity in thunderstorm weather and to have a plan to get out of it if the possibilities look like a good day, then it will have served some good purpose. Equipment lightning safety is a topic impossible to discuss reasonably on eHam.net.

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by W4VR on June 14, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
What if I have a metal roof on my house...will that make safer...similar to a car?

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