imax99 hit by lightning pics.yellow thing is tip of antenna

[fnkycoldmedina]

got hit on the 4th of july.....talk about going out with a bang.

 

[FL Native]

 

[fnkycoldmedina]

 

[fnkycoldmedina]

 

[Moleculo]

Can you open up the matching section and take some close up pics?

 

[Switch Kit]

It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature !! She can be a real .......

 

[fnkycoldmedina]

give me a day or so and i,ll do that moleculo.there should be some on the web as well.do a search for "imax 99 review"and you should find a link to a review of the imax 99/aka antron99.
i think eham.net has it

 

[Moleculo]

I know what the matching section looks like...i used to own one of those antennas. I want to verify my suspicion that the capacitor in that circuit is really only there for lightning protection. It should be blown in that antenna.

 

[nightrider]

wow, glad my antron is grounded really good !!

 

[W4GSK]

I went up on the roof and took my Diamond X-50 down right after I read this thread. I rarely go on 2m/440 much anymore anyway.

 

[FL Native]

wow, glad my antron is grounded really good !!

to much ground could atract that lightning.

 

[SARGE]

Why would fiberglass atract lightning more than a metal one? I have a A-99 up at 70 ft. to feed point on 60 ft. crank up tower I think I might take it down and put up the super penetrator that I have.

 

[nightrider]

fl native you do have a point, mine is simple, 6 foot ground rod, and #2 gauge cable

 

[nightrider]

oh by the way that skullcracka was smoking around ny !