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Most of the time when a fiberglass antenna gets
hit by lightning the antenna will be about 12 inches
tall and splinters of fiberglass all through your
yard after the strike. I have seen it many times in
my area. They just can not take a direct hit and
survive most of the time.
I take my coax out of my radio during Thunderstorms,
and waterproof the connector and it goes outside
away from my house. And i unplug computer, TV ect.
Lightning is to unpredictable to trust a antenna
ground. I have seen lightning melt #6 copper wire
like it wasn't even there....
Is it possible to be on a lake and have a homing directional beam being emitted from the shore so a person could navigate to that beam's source? For example at night to a jetty.
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
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