Rob Wadsworth
EF5
(Mods: Not sure if this belongs in the equipment section or another section.)
This poor Ham operator discovered his antenna in shards after a direct lightning strike in Mississippi. It WAS an "S9v" vertical using ground radials and a balun. Fortunately, he had disconnected the coax from his rig before the strike. Unfortunately, he didn't unplug it from the wall socket. As we know, this is the proper way to deal with lightning in accordance with accepted practices.
The strike took out several items in his house as well. The operator itemized all of the damage done by this one event. He concluded that he wished he had unplugged more items from the house current at the end of this video.
But the antenna damage was total and the video interesting. Especially for those Hams on this forum that live in areas that see a lot of lighting. Perhaps some of you had similar experiences from home or with your mobile rigs. Sure would like to hear your encounters with lightning. Doesn't have to be Ham radio related.
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This poor Ham operator discovered his antenna in shards after a direct lightning strike in Mississippi. It WAS an "S9v" vertical using ground radials and a balun. Fortunately, he had disconnected the coax from his rig before the strike. Unfortunately, he didn't unplug it from the wall socket. As we know, this is the proper way to deal with lightning in accordance with accepted practices.
The strike took out several items in his house as well. The operator itemized all of the damage done by this one event. He concluded that he wished he had unplugged more items from the house current at the end of this video.
But the antenna damage was total and the video interesting. Especially for those Hams on this forum that live in areas that see a lot of lighting. Perhaps some of you had similar experiences from home or with your mobile rigs. Sure would like to hear your encounters with lightning. Doesn't have to be Ham radio related.
Watch video >
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