[Elecraft] MY SECOND K2

[Nick Waterman]

Bill Coleman wrote:
>> Antennas where disconnected and the house next door took the direct  hit
>> and blew a big chunk out of the back of the house.
> 
> Don't just disconnect your antennas - GROUND them.
> 
> Possibly would have saved your rig.

Serious?

What's more likely to be hit by lightning? A big, high-up, earthed 
conductor, or a big, high-up conductor who's potential is allowed to 
drift around a bit?

In fact, when scientists want to study lightning, don't they do it by 
attaching earthed wires to fireworks and shooting them into thunderclouds?

You might be right, but I'd like to understand why - it sounds like 
you'd be making an almost ideal lightning target   :-)

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