It's never been off due to a storm, other than power
outages. It's only 250 feet high, not sure it takes
any hits really. I saw the WKOE tower get hit by
three strikes at the same time. The transmitter
stayed on, but the phone line equalizers got wiped out.
I bypassed them and got it back on, although it
sounded pretty muddy. I think the remote control
system got wiped too. Lightning hasn't caused much
damage around here - just hassle with power lines and
phone lines. The antennas and transmitters hold up
pretty well. It's the surge effect that kills the
solid state stuff.
> It would have to be the old WDOX Now Q tower, the proximity
> to the Delaware Bay, Atlantic Ocean and Cape May point make
> it ripe for many summer thunderstorm hits. When you look at
> the radar you always see heavy T'Storms and lightning
> strikes in the area of the Xmtr, are there any extra
> precautions at this particular tower for the lightning
> strikes, and are they off the air alot in the summer/spring
> because of this??
>
