[Elecraft] Unhook *ALL* connections before Lightning storm

Oliver Dröse droese at necg.de
Tue Jul 15 02:10:33 EDT 2014


Quite difficult when using a remote station 700 km away ... ;-)

73, Olli - DH8BQA


> Am 15.07.2014 um 02:19 schrieb Keith Trinity WE6R <keith at elecraft.com>:
> 
> Hi all, I work on K3's all day and would like to advise/remind folks that lightning comes in through ANY path it pleases, not just the antenna.
> Time and time again folks say they unhooked their antenna but the lightning took out the DSL modem, computer and K3 via the RS232 port!
> Anything connected is a potential path...
> Be safe! '73
> Keith WE6R
> 
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