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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Initially Posted - 11/14/2003 :  11:57:45  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
http://www.ksn.com/weather/strikedetector.html
http://www.weathershop.com/FMLA-1000.htm
Arlyn...? Do we get a piffile or two thumbs up?


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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 11/14/2003 :  12:15:55  Show Profile
So, you're out there, the western sky goes black, and the alarm goes off... What then?

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 11/14/2003 :  12:28:25  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Dave Bristle</i>
<br />So, you're out there, the western sky goes black, and the alarm goes off... What then?
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That is when you throw the bouy with the100 ft of #1 gauge insulated braided copper cable attached from the mast to the bouy which has a large copper plate hanging from it. I figure it will be like fishing with dynomite but you will not need to cook the fish

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frankr
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Response Posted - 11/14/2003 :  14:29:19  Show Profile
A small AM radio will squawk static noise when lightning is close for less money.

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