Lightning in a bottle

Foundations of Amateur Radio by Onno Benschop

Aug 30, 20264:09Games & Hobbies

Foundations of Amateur Radio The other day I heard a thunderclap and as is my Pavlovian response, immediately ran to my shack to disconnect the antennas from their respective transmitter and transceiver. I added a diary...

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