[Elecraft] Your thoughts on EMP and protecting K3/K2

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Hmm I must be watching the wrong news stations.

I have heard of Tea Parties starting and Militia's on the rise threat of a
nuclear attack had not made the radar.

I will stop before this gets political though.  I would expect that most
electronics will be toast if you are close to the detonation point, but then
again most the people will also be toast.

I heard that Yellowstone is getting more and more active too.  I'm not safe
in Denver or at our Montana home that is just over an hour from Yellowstone.
I can't win for losing.

Now if I am a long way from a blast hopefully having your radio disconnected
will keep it safe if needed for emergency comms.  Anyone have a big ole lead
safe? 


"A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may
never get over." Ben Franklin
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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary Smith
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 1:19 PM
To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Your thoughts on EMP and protecting K3/K2

Interesting question,

QST some years back had a featured article on this. The gist of it as I
recall was an EMP from a nuclear blast 5 miles above land would destroy all
consumer devices utilizing integrated circuits. Only highly protected
devices as might be used by the military would be possibly protected. Note
the ambiguity here... 

The old "all tube" gear would supposedly be un-affected. So our K3s in the
event of such an event would be non-functioning afterward.

Get em while they're hot!

Gary
KA1J


>    With things ramping up internationally and talk of possibility of 
> either nucleur strike or dirty bombs, what would be best way of 
> protecting our gear? I know that the radios are pretty tight for 
> keeping signals out and I have a very good ground system here. What 
> else can be done to protect our gear.
> 
> Thanks and 73,
> 
> Bill N4ZI
> 
> 
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