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[TenTec] Re: grounding lightning induction to ant.

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Subject: [TenTec] Re: grounding lightning induction to ant.
From: rohre@arlut.utexas.edu (Stuart Rohre)
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 12:55:28 -0600
Right!  It was lightning induction to your antenna whose Q was like having a
step up transformer for distant lightning static!

I used to keep an NE 2 neon lamp across my receiver input with a 40m
inverted Vee, and it got up to 65 volts and flashed when storms were 5 miles
away!
73,
Stuart



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