Lightning Predictor kit now available

Treat yourself to an interesting construction project that is very useful if you live in an area where thunderstorms occur.

A complete kit for a Lightning Predictor is now available from the South African Amateur Radio Development Trust at R100 plus R20 postage and packaging.

By ordering the kit you are contributing to the newly established Study Grant scheme to assist young radio amateurs to study electronics and communication at a tertiary institution.

The Lightning Predictor device measures the static charge between the clouds and the earth, and as the charge builds up before a storm the LED indicators show you the charge increasing in intensity.

It is very interesting to watch the wave-type motion and the intensity of the LED signals changing, as a result of increases and decreases in static charges - as a storm approaches - and the sudden drop in charge when a strike occurs.

Full order details can be found on www.amateurradio.org.za.

Source: The South African Radio League