Buying Used Lightning Detection

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Buying Used Lightning Detection

Can you find a sferics diamond in the rough?

By Larry Anglisano

With satellite datalink weather as commonplace as airspeed indicators, lightning detection systems are all but forgotten boat anchors. But a modern system that’s installed properly might still earn its keep. While shops are removing Stormscope systems to make way for big-screen integrated glass, most vintage models just aren’t worth the investment. Here, a review of what’s good, bad and questionable in used sferics.

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