Lightning Strikes

One of our Ham member had the misfortune of getting his
rig setup hit by a big bolt of Lightning.

From the fotos below, one can see the damage that
lightning can do to your equipment if steps are not taken to
reduce the chances of it being hit by Lightning.

One good way, is to disconnect the aerial feed cable
connector from the rig. This will prevent the Lightning bolt hitting it.
But mind you, you must now take care to prevent the bolt
of Lightning coming down the aerial feed cable and
hitting you in your room!

















Its clear that the cable connector has been
detached from the the cable itself.






















The cable end is approximately 12 inches
away from its connector!

















This Cushcraft Ringo Ranger bow blown into an oval
shape from its original half dipole shape.






















The Dexion angle iron mounting to the
wall made a hole in the concrete that
required wall repairs!

















Anothe view of the hole in the wall.

















Even the telephone incoming line box just "exploded".

















Another view of the telephone junction box.

So it pays to take precautions during periods of Lightning activity in your vicinity.