[Elecraft] Lightning Strike

[drewko]

During tstm season when I'm not using the K3 everything gets
disconnected, including power cord, key and headphones. Same goes for
the PC. Yes, it is a PITA but I'm so used to it at this point that I
can plug everything back in with my eyes closed. 

73,
Drew
AF2Z




On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:11:07 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

>For those of you who are non-believers in the power of a lightning strike,
>check these photos:  
>http://s993.photobucket.com/albums/af58/andyvavra/Lightning/ Photo slide
>show 
>
>I had */EXACTLY/* the same thing happen in 2007 when lightning struck a tree
>in my back yard and coupled to a cable TC line that crossed over the tree's
>roots.
>
>I lost everything in the shack and was lucky the house didn't burn down, as
>it was filled with smoke.  Fortunately insurance covered everything and I
>eventually replaced the Icom rigs with a K3/P3 combination.
>
>Now, */everything/* is disconnected outside the house when I'm not on the
>air.
>
>De Andy, KD3RF  VE2DXY
>
>
>W4KX said:  /"I recently had a lightning strike near the house, which
>entered on the cable line. Immediately afterword the cable modem was smoking
>(and hot to the touch!), and my wireless access point (WAP) was dead.
>Unfortunately, my PC connected to the WAP, also was dead, and my P3 and K3
>connected also have problems."/