[Elecraft] #0771 ... just fabulous ... somebody deserves a pat onthe back!

[Don Wilhelm]

Steve, Comgratulations on the long K2 service.

Reflector friends: Note that Steve does not disconnect his antenna, but you
may not want to 'try this at home' unless you have a lightning protection
system like Steve does - Steve's lightning protection is on a par with that
used by broadcast stations and is done with a lot of buried copper (Cadweld
connected) and many ground rods, a properly installed 'grounding window' in
his shack and surge suppressors both at his tower base and at the shack
entrance.  I have seen it with my own eyes and it is a model to strive for.

Merry Christmas to all from Wake Forest, NC

73,
Don W3FPR


> -----Original Message-----
>
> K2 #0771 is just a week shy of 7 years old.
>
> In that time, except for brief periods of transport to
> and from Field Day, and for bench work (upgrades), it
> has  been powered on continuously.
>
> Yes, that's right, nearly seven years of power-on
> time.  Zero failures.  Never disconnected from an
> antenna.
>
> This is Collins territory, folks.
>
> ***
>
> Merry Christmas from Chapel Hill NC
>
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>
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