But it does this bridging in 150-ft increments.
BTW, only a real mayonnaise jar will work, the jar containg "fake"
mayonnaise won't work. Leaving the mayonnaise IN the jar
makes the performance even better (the mayonnaise absorbs
all them electrons or holes).
Grounding your antenna (or whatever) provides a "user-defined" path
for the energy to flow. Otherwise, Mother Nature will decide on the
path (perhaps through your new $4000 HDTV television set.
73,
Bob AA0CY
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From: Dick Flanagan[SMTP:dick@libelle.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 5:53 AM
To: Tower-Talk Reflector
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Disconnecting cables and lightning (questions --
>...lots of other hames in the area disconnect the coax and put the end
>in a mayonase jar.
I'm always amazed when lightning that has just bridged a one-mile air gap
can be stopped cold by a mayonase jar. :^)
73, Dick
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