Can we ask how you grounded your towers/guy wires/feedlines?
Tom - VE3CX
On 6/25/08, donovanf@starpower.net <donovanf@starpower.net> wrote:
> My guy insulators flash over whenever a thunderstorm is within a few miles,
> well before the thunderstorm arrives. It makes an awesome light show.
>
> My four 200 foot towers on highly exposed terrain surely contribute to the
> commonality of this phenomenon on my towers.
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:54:43 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: Nathaniel Lee <n1bnc@yahoo.com>
> >Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Grounding tower guy wires
> >To: TowerTalk@contesting.com
> >
> >One thought I just had, are insulators in this normally in a t-storm wet and
> >simply spark gaps? Would they not flashover in a direct strike? If so, it
> >would seem that whether they are insulated or not, they should be grounded.
> >
> >To what degree is necessary considering zinc and copper are the metals of
> >choice and clamping is the only method acceptable in this case?
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