Electric Shocks during Hail storm

[G4AZS]

If I can hear static crashes on the radio, it’s time to get off the hills. Scary stuff…

Abrupt end to CW from GW/SW-015!

My apologies for suddenly going QRT today from GW/SW-015 at around 14:16, after completing a QSO with Vlad, OM1AX. Others were calling, but lightning threatened. First today I activated GW/SW-009 Mynydd Troed, including 24MHz S2S contacts with Mike 2E0YYY/P on G/SP-015 and Carolyn GW6WRW/P just across the valley on GW/SW-041. Carolyn mentioned the growing static crashes, and we agreed that it was time to get off the hills. I just had my gear packed, when the rain arrived. It looked like a pas…