Reminder: ...................Smoked

[Redbeard U812]

Well, one of those senior moments just a few minutes ago.......storm coming through and I forgot to disconnect my antenna coax. Yep! Sudden strike and when I opened the door was greeted by the infamous blue smoke plume wafting from the back of my radio. No wonder they call them Strykers.

 

[walterjn]

Well crap, sorry to hear that!

 

[loosecannon]

seriously though, that sucks. sorry to hear about the radio.
Im sure you will give it a proper burial.
LC

 

[Redbeard U812]

Just got a break in the weather and shined a light to see if antenna was still there......still there. But how much is unknown. Will break over tomorrow and inspect. Luck of the Irish I presume. Multiple ground rod locations may have served the purpose.

 

[Redbeard U812]

Now I'm curious as to the insides of it.

 

[sp5it]

Consider yourself lucky. Probability of direct hit is much less than lottery win.
Mike

 

[undertaker]

seriously though, that sucks. sorry to hear about the radio.
Im sure you will give it a proper burial.
LC

You know I can help with that!!!

 

[Redbeard U812]

You know I can help with that!!!

Oh, I knew you would come along. Just can't pass up a harvest, can ya?

 

[Redbeard U812]

No amount of air freshener can cover the scent of a rotting Stryker corpse.

 

[OldTech03]

No, don't do it! I can resurrect it from the dead I once walked on water! but now I have a soldering iron. LOL!

 

[Redbeard U812]

My residual funding recently went for some oral surgery. I guess it gets put on shelf with my two strokes out and limping 148's

 

[Rwb]

Crap,i got up 3 times the last week n unplugged my scanner and radio.put them cables in a glass jar

 

[W4KVW]

Crap,i got up 3 times the last week n unplugged my scanner and radio.put them cables in a glass jar

Guessing you have never seen what a Lightning strike does to a Glass jar when it hits an antenna? It will blow the glass apart & embed glass into the walls & anything else near by.It is NOT a pretty sight.

SIX-SHOOTER

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Guessing you have never seen what a Lightning strike does to a Glass jar when it hits an antenna? It will blow the glass apart & embed glass into the walls & anything else near by.It is NOT a pretty sight.

SIX-SHOOTER

I use the term glass fragmentation grenade to describe the old coax in a jar thing.

 

[Redbeard U812]

Consider yourself lucky. Probability of direct hit is much less than lottery win.
Mike

Speaking of which......what is the lottery jackpot up to now. Maybe I can get struck twice......I'll by everyone a new Icom.