"?Radio was grounded to a deep
ground rod, and also the AC Power green wire wasintact per the rules. Haven't figured that one yet." ---In ic7000@..., <whitaker@...> wrote:
de WB2CPN, ham since 1947.
Bill, KM0F said it all.
Also, Any wire that comes in the house can not be left
hanging inside without some ground or termination
on it. Left alone it will build up a static charge that will
remove your socks.
You can't win them all. I just lost my IC-7000, a very
good all-purpose radio, when the lightning came in
on the antenna coax. Radio was grounded to a deep
ground rod, and also the AC Power green wire was
intact per the rules. Haven't figured that one yet.
House and other insurance often does not cover
dumb things people do.
73 Clete
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What was the grounding at the antenna? I can figure out what happened real easy with the ground rod attached to the radio - it provided a low impedance path to ground, exactly what lightning is looking for.
