Hi, after I was notified this morning that the facilities in Nejapa had been struck by lightning two days ago, I went there this morning and collected all the equipment.
They also had severe damage to other equipment, including their internet big equipment that is really expensive. There were signs of sparks in the floor where the power supply (Astron) was.
Preliminary results are:
- Icom IC-7300 does not turn on, cable and fuses are OK. The manual also mentions a 5-amp fuse that I couldn't find on the outside.
Tower work to replace the 20/15/10 tribander went very well, in spite of being accomplished by one very creaky old fart.
Should have no effect on HF posture for the Gateway as no changes were made to 135' EFHW.
Big change is performance as a client connecting to other Gateways, and to use for routine personal Ham activities.