[Elecraft] Lightning damage here

[Greg Buhyoff]

Don,

Really sorry to hear that. I empathize.  We lost two major appliances late June when the Derecho hit Virginia with 75 mph winds and a lightning show like I haven't seen in many years.  That lightning hit was not direct, but we heard the snap in the house.  It came through a wall receptacle in the family room and literally blew a hole in the hardwood floor. Luckily, all my radio  and computer equipment was spared, I think,  due to my running around the house, as the storm approached, and unplugging everything I could and having greatly improved my grounding system based upon many a good discussion here on this reflector.  We got hit, again last night and my vertical took a hit (I saw it), it blew out the gas discharge protectors I had in-line and the  2 inch grounding strap at outside copper bus plate is black and melted.  But, I also had solid 2 AWG going from that plate to ground ( 8 rods,  one every four feet).  

I wish you the very best.

73, Greg K2UM