On May 28, 3:24 pm, Billy Burpelson wrote:
David wrote:
- header says it all

Have a good receiver

Have a decent antenna..

have a thunder storm in the area

- any responses would be appreciated
Tks

Well, you don't state what your goal is...nearby storms, storms from a
1000 miles away, VLF "whistlers"?

- Well, how about storms close enough to light up a Neon NE2 ?

For nearby storms, an interesting thing you can do is take a neon bulb
(typically an NE-2) and put one of its leads to the hot side of your
antenna and the other lead to ground. Even with a 15 or 20 foot long
wire, you will see it flash when storms are 5-10 miles away. BTW, the
NE-2 fires at about 60 volts. (So now you know why to disconnect/ground
your antenna when a storm is approaching). :-)


Nice trick, Thanks !

Rat Shack has a bunch of neon tubes; - but the employees there know
less than I do about them.

- any Idea which one would do the trick ?

http://www.radioshack.com/search/ind...%20La mp&sr=1

Probably nice on a summer night, have a flashing light telling you to
Unhook the Frigging antenna
&, in certain parts of the country, head toward the shelter