[Elecraft] question about Elecraft receivers

[John Harper]

I can give my own first-hand, real-world take on this. Exactly a year ago, my house took a direct hit with several shingles needing to be replaced. My one & only antenna (between roof & sky) was vaporized, as was the feedline.

We lost a lot of electronic stuff to the strike as well as some non-electronics, ie a gas line rupture.

The K3 survived even though the 12V supply was destroyed in a major and spectacular way. At the time, the antenna was not attached to the K3 but the PS was.

Further details and a photo of the feedline are here:
http://www.ae5x.com/blog/2010/09/16/lightning-strike-qrt-ekg-and-a-new-dipole/

Many told me I'd see more symptomes further down the line. They were right - 6 weeks later, my garage door opener started acting spontaneously but the K3 remains unaffected.

John AE5X
http://www.ae5x.com/blog