• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Ham Radio vs Lightning

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(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.


Watch video >
 
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