[SixClub] radiation storm in progress

[donroden at hiwaay.net]

The AM is Gospel and the FM is country ,
so it's half holy smoke  / half neon smoke.

Don W4DNR



Quoting Gene - W5DQ <w5dq at mchsi.com>:

> Only 'holy' smoke if it's a religious station's broadcast tower :)
>
> Otherwise I'd think it's just regular ol' smoke !!!! :)
>
> I better shield the 'Green Monster' from any bad ju-ju. I'll need it  
> to make Q's if Joey doesn't do his propagation thing soon. DM-15 and  
> the west is a bit lacking in 6M activity.
>
> Gene W5DQ
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW" <joeyw5tfw at gmail.com>
> To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 2:27:28 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] radiation storm in progress
>
> HOLY SMOKE !
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>                                                          A.R.S. W5TFW
>                                                         Richard J. Fiero II
>                                                    ARRL Awards Manager
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>
> I think our Members of Congress should wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers so
> we could identify their corporate sponsors.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <donroden at hiwaay.net>
> To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 4:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] radiation storm in progress
>
>
>> I'm fighting a static problem on a 330 foot broadcast tower.
>>
>> When the humidity get below 20%, and the wind is blowing, all the
>> johnny balls that break up the guy wires arc over and take out $$$
>> FETs in the output stage.
>>
>> We estimate close to half million volts required to arc over.
>>
>>
>> Don W4DNR
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>> Quoting "qrv at kd4e.com" <qrv at kd4e.com>:
>>
>>> Any cause to think that tall verticals, longwire and long dipoles,
>>> may be more-vulnerable to static surges ... and perhaps should be
>>> disconnected?
>>
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