My boat was struck by lightning while on the hard in Guatemala. It struck the VHF antennas on the masthead, vaporizing them and then apparently traveled through heavy ground wire to the rest of the ground system on the boat, taking out most electronic components; even the ones that were disconnected from 12V.
The SSB was disconnected from the power, but the ground wire was still attached and the SSB no longer functions. It's being replaced with an ICom M802, but I'm not sure how to test the Shakespeare 393 (23' whip) antenna. (BlueJacket is a Freedom 40/40, hence no rigging). How can I test this or should I just replace it? I don't want to ship a new antenna to Guatemala if I don't need to.
Thanks, Geoff
The SSB was disconnected from the power, but the ground wire was still attached and the SSB no longer functions. It's being replaced with an ICom M802, but I'm not sure how to test the Shakespeare 393 (23' whip) antenna. (BlueJacket is a Freedom 40/40, hence no rigging). How can I test this or should I just replace it? I don't want to ship a new antenna to Guatemala if I don't need to.
Thanks, Geoff