The professionals would not agree that my grounding is successful but I have a
copper bar behind my desk and all equipment is grounded to the bar which is
connected to #8 wire to a 8ft ground stake. I unplug everything my coax antenna
has a connection as it comes in the room so I disconnect there and the antenna
coax stays out side. After all that I have good insurance! Also disconnect the
or I should say unplug the phone .
About six years ago I got a lightening strike and it got my phone and computer
but did not touch the HF transceiver or amplifier! I don't remember for sure
but do not think I had anything unplugged The rig was switched to the dummy
load on the tuner.
Paul, KD3JF
Glen Burnie, MD
FM19qd (Map Grid Square)
----- Original Message ----
From: "Wilson, Russ" <Russ@deckernut.com>
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, May 5, 2006 3:45:25 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] If you ground it - it will come!
Jus'thoughts but, I suspect "IT WILL COME" regardless if it is grounded
or not.
The rhetoric here (http://members.cox.net/pc-usa/station/grounding.htm)
is vastly similar to the ARRL's recommended practices which all but
duplicate DoD & FEMA's EMP directives (three manual set)... I fully
agree that nothing can protect a station from a direct-hit however, on a
near hit or close miss - the best you can hope-for is to minimize your
damage. My personal choice is to follow these mythologies <and cross my
fingers>...
73,
de W8KI,
Russ
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