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I got rid of what remained in 1984 or 85, so that antenna is long gone. It was a great talker. There were a few other CB bases in the neighborhood. My .64 out-talked them all.

The antenna was set up so that the mast was pretty well grounded. That house was on the water. It didn't take much to burrow a few feet into the ground and hit moist soil creating a path for the electricity.

What tipped me off that my antenna had been hit by lightning was the black charred coax connector. Other than that, the .64 was pretty much left intact from the lightning strike. The killer, however, was that the coil was fried. When I keyed up right after plugging the coax back in, my SWRs were through the roof. The antenna survived the strike well enough that I just needed a new bottom section. I tried to order a replacement from Radio Shack, but they could not locate one.

Footnote: I helped my cause with that antenna by investing a few extra bucks to replace all the hardware with stainless steel. Here in the sub-tropics it is almost a necessity.

<blockquote data-quote="Rick330man" data-source="post: 581010" data-attributes="member: 30799">I got rid of what remained in 1984 or 85, so that antenna is long gone.&nbsp; It was a great talker.&nbsp; &nbsp; There were a few other CB bases in the neighborhood.&nbsp; My .64 out-talked them all. The antenna was set up so that the mast was pretty well grounded.&nbsp; That house was on the water.&nbsp; It didn&#039;t take much to burrow a few feet into the ground and hit moist soil creating a path for the electricity. What tipped me off that my antenna had been hit by lightning was the black charred coax connector. Other than that, the .64 was pretty much left intact from the lightning strike. The killer, however, was that the coil was fried.&nbsp; When I keyed up right after plugging the coax back in, my SWRs were through the roof. The antenna survived the strike well enough that I just needed a new bottom section. I tried to order a replacement from Radio Shack, but they could not locate one.Footnote: I helped my cause with that antenna by investing a few extra bucks to replace all the hardware with stainless steel. Here in the sub-tropics it is almost a necessity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rick330man, post: 581010, member: 30799"] I got rid of what remained in 1984 or 85, so that antenna is long gone. It was a great talker. There were a few other CB bases in the neighborhood. My .64 out-talked them all. The antenna was set up so that the mast was pretty well grounded. That house was on the water. It didn't take much to burrow a few feet into the ground and hit moist soil creating a path for the electricity. What tipped me off that my antenna had been hit by lightning was the black charred coax connector. Other than that, the .64 was pretty much left intact from the lightning strike. The killer, however, was that the coil was fried. When I keyed up right after plugging the coax back in, my SWRs were through the roof. The antenna survived the strike well enough that I just needed a new bottom section. I tried to order a replacement from Radio Shack, but they could not locate one. Footnote: I helped my cause with that antenna by investing a few extra bucks to replace all the hardware with stainless steel. Here in the sub-tropics it is almost a necessity. [/QUOTE]

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