[Elecraft] Lightning strikes

[JACrux]

My K2 (and I) took a small hit whilst at relatively great altitude in ZS6.  At 
over 5000 feet storms creep up on you fast and I did not see this one coming 
until it was almost too late. There was a crack; the K2 went completely dead 
and there was a small arc as I unplugged everything and threw the antenna 
cable away from the K2. I escaped with a tingle .... my xyl would perhaps say 
my thick skin helped. 
But unlike a well-known and much more expensive Japanese rig in similar 
circumstances, the K2 came back to life after being switched off for a few 
minutes. Power diodes are evidently very much tougher than PIN diodes ...
(My host's Japanese radio has had its front end done in at least twice now by 
static discharges ....)
Good luck --- John G3JAG