Re: Living with EMP

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Gents,

I think it's ESD, not EMP. When the latter occurs, people have more troubles than usually...

Regards,
Nikolay (LZ1NRD)


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[drewko]

Does anyone here have experience with lightning detectors? I thought
it might be handy to have one of these in the shack.

>From what I've seen some are quite fancy, meant for hikers and boaters
and such. But I'm thinking that something simpler (i.e., cheaper)
might be useful around the shack. Would these be any better than just
listening for lightning crashes on the AM broadcast band?

(As for EMP... yeah, I expect you won't need a detector for that.
Everyone will know about it at pretty much the same time...)

73,
Drew
AF2Z


On Fri, 25 May 2012 20:21:45 +0000, Nikolay (LZ1NRD) wrote:

>Gents,
>
>I think it's ESD, not EMP. When the latter occurs, people have more troubles than usually...
>
>Regards,
>Nikolay (LZ1NRD)
>
>

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[George Danner]

In the shack - Google Lightning detection online for several of the
services. Some are free.

Used Lightning Detection in broadcasting in South Florida for about 30
years.
When it got within a 100 miles we went to generator at all the studios &
transmitter sites.
In broadcasting we could not disconnect cabling but you can.

George
AI4VZ

-----Original Message-----
From: drewko
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 7:16 AM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Living with EMP

Does anyone here have experience with lightning detectors? I thought
it might be handy to have one of these in the shack.

>From what I've seen some are quite fancy, meant for hikers and boaters
and such. But I'm thinking that something simpler (i.e., cheaper)
might be useful around the shack. Would these be any better than just
listening for lightning crashes on the AM broadcast band?

(As for EMP... yeah, I expect you won't need a detector for that.
Everyone will know about it at pretty much the same time...)

73,
Drew
AF2Z


On Fri, 25 May 2012 20:21:45 +0000, Nikolay (LZ1NRD) wrote:

>Gents,
>
>I think it's ESD, not EMP. When the latter occurs, people have more
>troubles than usually...
>
>Regards,
>Nikolay (LZ1NRD)
>
>

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[Mike Furrey]

I check this company for physics toys for the classroom and saw this. Cheap
enough ...
http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=C6924

73, Mike  WA5POK

-----Original Message-----
From: GDanner
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 6:35 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Living with EMP

In the shack - Google Lightning detection online for several of the
services. Some are free.

Used Lightning Detection in broadcasting in South Florida for about 30
years.
When it got within a 100 miles we went to generator at all the studios &
transmitter sites.
In broadcasting we could not disconnect cabling but you can.

George
AI4VZ

-----Original Message-----
From: drewko
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 7:16 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Living with EMP

Does anyone here have experience with lightning detectors? I thought
it might be handy to have one of these in the shack.

>From what I've seen some are quite fancy, meant for hikers and boaters
and such. But I'm thinking that something simpler (i.e., cheaper)
might be useful around the shack. Would these be any better than just
listening for lightning crashes on the AM broadcast band?

(As for EMP... yeah, I expect you won't need a detector for that.
Everyone will know about it at pretty much the same time...)

73,
Drew
AF2Z


On Fri, 25 May 2012 20:21:45 +0000, Nikolay (LZ1NRD) wrote:

>Gents,
>
>I think it's ESD, not EMP. When the latter occurs, people have more
>troubles than usually...
>
>Regards,
>Nikolay (LZ1NRD)
>
>

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[Tom Azlin N4ZPT-2]

Hi Drew,

I have been running a Boltek long range lightning detector that is part
of a network of detectors for tracking storms. Gives me range and
bearing on strikes. I can watch an electrical storm coming from further
than I can hear the thunder. Boltek also has a electric field detector
used by stadiums and other public out door events to warn of likely
lightning strikes that has high short range accuracy. The one I have is
accurate at long ranges.

http://boltek.com/stormtracker.html
http://boltek.com/ProductComparison.html
http://www.strikestarus.com/index.aspx?id=10

If you do web searches on lightning detection you can find simple sensor
designs. this is another area where the complexity is in the software
and the receiver not the sensor.

73, tom n4zpt
P.S. use of term "EMP" is odd in this discussion as "EMP" as an acronym
I have always associated only with nuclear weapons effects.

On 5/26/2012 7:16 AM, drewko wrote:

> Does anyone here have experience with lightning detectors? I thought
> it might be handy to have one of these in the shack.
>
>> From what I've seen some are quite fancy, meant for hikers and boaters
> and such. But I'm thinking that something simpler (i.e., cheaper)
> might be useful around the shack. Would these be any better than just
> listening for lightning crashes on the AM broadcast band?
>
> (As for EMP... yeah, I expect you won't need a detector for that.
> Everyone will know about it at pretty much the same time...)
>
> 73,
> Drew
> AF2Z
>
>
> On Fri, 25 May 2012 20:21:45 +0000, Nikolay (LZ1NRD) wrote:
>
>> Gents,
>>
>> I think it's ESD, not EMP. When the latter occurs, people have more troubles than usually...
>>
>> Regards,
>> Nikolay (LZ1NRD)
>>
>>
>
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