Return-Path: Received: (qmail 15718 invoked from network); 19 Jun 2001 10:11:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 19 Jun 2001 10:11:47 -0000 Received: (qmail 14489 invoked from network); 19 Jun 2001 10:10:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 19 Jun 2001 10:10:50 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15CIFM-0001m2-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 10:56:32 +0100 Received: from rubellite.lion-access.net ([212.19.217.4]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15CIFL-0001lc-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 10:56:31 +0100 Received: from w8k3f0 (1Cust222.tnt3.rtm1.nl.uu.net [213.116.100.222]) by rubellite.lion-access.net (I-Lab) with SMTP id E1C082A90 for ; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:55:12 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <000f01c0f8a6$b6efc3c0$f57674d5@w8k3f0> From: "Dick Rollema" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: Subject: LF: Protection against lightning Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 11:59:53 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: To All from PA0SE Tom, G3OLB, wrote: >I suppose a better idea would be > to get into the habit of grounding the antenna when I leave the shack! When not in the shack I leave the aerial floating in the hope that it will be charged to the voltage potential of its surrounding so that lightning won't "see" it. Or is that a misconception? When grounded it could act as a lightning conductor and it certainly can't stand up to a stroke without causing heavy damage. 73, Dick, PA0SE