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> our house was struck by lightning. ... it wiped out all connected
electronic equipment
Wow. I guess I would head for his company's beer hall. I have fond
memory of an hour two viewing the horses and having pretzels while
trying varieties of Anheuser-Bush beer. I think it was free i.e. cheap.
Speaking of being cheap, why do some hams pride themselves on being
cheap. It seems that being eco-friendly and recycling is one thing but
to take advantage of someone's ignorance of the value is questionable?
My area, the Puget Sound, gets only a few thunderstorms each year. I
can't remember any lightning strike within a mile or so in the past
50 yrs. Of course it only takes one to do the damage, so that makes it
a difficult risk-Vs-cost decision. I think that most respondents to
the tower cost thread didn't include the lightning protection.
I hope that someone will analyze why so much damage was done--what
lightning protection was in use at W0RTT?
k7puc
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