[SADXA] Hidden lightning damage

[Jim W]

My installation of an 80m dipole revealed some hidden lightning damage, 
most likely done at the time when several of your stations also took 
damage late this summer.  In my case I lost continuity on several remote 
switch control lines, which today I finally traced to a pair of RG-45 
inline couplings.  The lightning arrestors and external MOVs did their 
job and protected the switch electronics. However several of the pin 
connections in the couplings themselves have been unsoldered.  This most 
likely happened when a lightning strike a few months ago destroyed a 
saguaro that was very near the house.

I'll some get replacement couplings and retest.  Hopefully that was the 
only damage and the remote switch will be on line soon.  I'll know the 
results in a couple of days.

73, Jim  W9FI