It’s been an interesting summer. Got the HF dipole up (it rocks, signal reports have been very positive) and the electrical storms have kept me busy.
The past several weeks have seen a lot of rainy afternoons with strong winds and lightning here in Southern NH. We even had an EF-1 to EF-2 tornado cause some major damage and, sadly, a death and injuries. My home was far from the path of the tornado and spared any damage but I’m working diligently on a better grounding system for my radios with lightning arrestors and other improvements. The first and easiest step I took was to better protect the HF balun from the elements. Here are a few pics of the housing I put together to keep the balun relatively dry and above the snow line come winter.
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