[ICOM] Icom 756PRO question

[Michael P. Olbrisch]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Cam and 
> Juli Hedrick
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 2:19 AM
> To: 'ICOM Reflector'
> Subject: RE: [ICOM] Icom 756PRO question
> 
> strike.  When we have thunderstorms you can feel the static 
> in the air.
> I've had sparks go between my hands even.    
> I've got a ground grid that has so far handled the strikes 
> (1.5 miles of
> number 12 bare copper and 26 12' rods.  I've watched the 
> strikes come off of
> the towers and electric fencing on our horse farm.

Well, protecting our lovely ICOM radios is important too.

Consider using barb-wire (Thats bob-war if you are a Texan) as your upper
guy wires.

If you do not have guy wires, make a 10 inch ball of barb wire and mount it
to the very top of your tower, making sure it is well grounded.  If you can,
do both.

Cheap.  Simple.  And effective.  Life don't get much better than that.

Now - back to wiring the 8 channel active receiver multicoupler to my R-9000
, R-390A, R-366, etc etc etc...

Mike.  KD9KC