Lightning not in a bottle but heard by a chip

[Joseph Bento]

On 5/3/2012 12:33 PM, Mike O'Dell wrote:
> Take this:
>     
> http://www.austriamicrosystems.com/Products/RF-Products/Lightning-Sensor/AS3935
>
> swizzle in a bit of APRS
>
> and presto! distributed lightning detector network!
>
An AM radio is so much easier, and everyone has one.  Not networked, 
mind you.  Just tune as low as it can go - usually about 530KHz.