[Icom] Strike-O.T.

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In a message dated 05/06/2004 06:24:15 Eastern Daylight Time, k1ike@snet.net 
writes:

<< Most damaging hits come in the power lines.  Suprisingly, the tower hits 
are not as damaging as the power line hits.  Tower hits sometime cause no 
damage at all (I've been at the site during a couple of these).  The power line is 
usually the culpret of most of the worse damage, and it is capable of handling 
tremendous surge currents before the breakers trip. >>

Hmmm, just wondering what is likely to occur when a power line carring BPL is 
struck?  Are the "bridging caps" going to pop?  Will the in line amps 
experience failure?  Or is this wishful thinking on my part?

73 de k3yd