"John S." wrote:

Why exclude Florida as a location because of the storms. Washington,
DC is known for it's summer thunderstorms and I used several table tops
and portables there for years. No problems, although I do unplug power
and antenna when the nasty storms roll through. Never had a problem.

If you are concerned about local conditons damaging your receiver
consider that: In the midwest it will probably be blown into another
county by a tornado, on the west coast it will be shaken to death by
earthquakes, in Texas it will be baked to death in the sun, in south
atlantic states it will be flooded in a hurricane, in northern states
it will be buried in snow and fried with winter lighning and in the
north atlantic states is will be drowned in a northeaster.

(SWL's live and enjoy their hobby in almost any location.)

Indeed.

dxAce
Michigan
(Freeze in the winter, bake in the summer)
USA