[Elecraft] disconnecting antennas

[n2ey at aol.com]

----Original Message-----
From: Charles Harpole <k4vud at hotmail.com>

>No one, not even the vaulted PolyPhaser org has refuted my lightning 
rallying cry.... "No path, No strike." 

The problem is simple: Disconnecting doesn't eliminate the path.

If a bolt of lightning can jump several hundred feet (or more) of air, 
why would a few feet of air caused by disconnecting  eliminate the path?
 
>Disconnecting is simple, very cheap, and as close to foolproof as 
human kind can achieve. 73 
 
Disconnecting won't stop a strike. What disconnecting will do is to 
keep *induced* voltages away from the rig.

73 de Jim, N2EY
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