davenn
Active Member
hurts huh
That was my introduction to RF awareness 30+ years ago. Had a good respect for it ever since.
I was sitting in the car (stationary) and talking to some fellow amateurs on the 2 m band. The antenna was a gutter mount ( remember when cars had gutters ?) base loaded 5/8 whip.
I casually stuck my hand out the window and was running my fingers along the gutter where I inadvertently grabbed the loading coil as I was transmitting. a nice scar across 3 fingers
NEVER did that again haha
Tho I did have a momentary lapse of attention about 10 years back when I put my thumb over the end of a 24GHz waveguide with 1W of power that started hurting after a couple of seconds
OK... lesson 2 learn .... beware of concentrated low power in a waveguide !!!!
Dave