[ADXA] Lightning Hit

[k5cs]

Hey Lanny...


We're ALL stressed over LoTW!


-Charles, K5CS



On 6/19/2024 8:48 PM, Lanny Aldrich wrote:
> Barefoot for 65 years . . . or are you referring to my declining 
> stamina as I beat the odds in my family.   Both my parents died at 59 
> with heart attacks.  My siblings and I have all had bypass surgery: 
> mine a quadruple in 1997!  That's when I changed to a less stressful 
> career!  Now I'm only stressed out because of no /LoTW/!
>
>  c. 2015
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* w5znjoel at gmail.com <w5znjoel at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 19, 2024 8:26 PM
> *To:* 'Lanny Aldrich' <k1lec at hotmail.com>; 'ADXA' <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* RE: [ADXA] Lightning Hit
>
> Very pleased to hear you are back among the living……still weak, but 
> living !!!!!! 😊
>
> ZN
>
> *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> 
> *On Behalf Of *Lanny Aldrich
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 19, 2024 8:10 PM
> *To:* ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* [ADXA] Lightning Hit
>
> I'm back on the air with my Radiowavz Sentinal 20-6M hex beam.  I just 
> wish S21ACP would decode now that I can aim a gain antenna.  I'm glad 
> I got Glorioso (ATNO) on three bands the first day: before the 
> lightning damage.
>
> Craig, WA5YSD, replaced my rotor and cable (new Yaesu G-450AC has 
> different pinout than the old G-450A (DC) a couple of weeks ago.  
> Thank goodness for GigaParts employee discounts!
>
> Last week, Jon, KI5UCZ, replaced the 180 degree jumper at the top of 
> the hex beam feed stack to the MFJ-915 1:1 current balun, but that 
> didn't cure my problem with unusable high SWR.
>
> Craig and Jay, N5LKE, came to my rescue again this afternoon and found 
> that my balun had actually taken a hit.  The balun SO-239 and RG-8X 
> PL-259 were completely charred.  Craig had to pry them apart with 
> pliers.  Jon didn't see this because of being encased in coax seal.  
> Jay's Comet analyzer and dummy load took us to the ultimate issue.  
> Jay was surprised that I'd been able to hear anything!
>
> In anticipation I had a fresh 150' roll of ABR RG-8U ready to go with 
> an rf choke wound out of the first 20'.  The hard part was fishing the 
> new coax across my attic and down inside the wall between my shack and 
> the guest bathroom.  No fun in a wicked hot attic!
>
> I'm turning 80 (and feel it) Monday and very much appreciate all the 
> help and look forward to NCAARS Field Day!
>
> 73, Lanny  K1LEC
>
>
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