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1. [TowerTalk] Tower Grounding... (score: 1): Author: "Mitchell, Dennis C" <dmitchell@alionscience.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:58:20 +0000; Why would anyone want to "ground" a tower thru cement? If the cement is "wet", lightning will conduct thru it, blow it to bits if it's a large strike, and your tower will float away to Jupiter. If th; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-07/msg00361.html (7,213 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Grounding... (score: 1): Author: David Robbins <k1ttt@verizon.net>; Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:18:40 -0500 (CDT); absolutely correct... never ground through cement. always mix it up with some sand, gravel, and water and pour it in the hole first... you should be grounding through concrete! Why would anyone want; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-07/msg00363.html (8,197 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Grounding... (score: 1): Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com; Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:31:45 -0400 (EDT); I've had many 200 ft towers over the last 25 years and they have taken direct hits. None of them has ever had their bases "blown to bits". Note this is in central FL, the lightning capitol of North A; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-07/msg00365.html (7,676 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Grounding... (score: 1): Author: john@kk9a.com; Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:15:01 -0400; Obviously K8UR is joking. My towers have also taken a number of direct lightning strikes with no visible damage to the concrete base. I've had many 200 ft towers over the last 25 years and they have; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-07/msg00367.html (8,471 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Grounding... (score: 1): Author: Steve Sacco NN4X <nn4x@embarqmail.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:53:38 -0400; I concur with Bill, K4XS and the others regarding there being no issues with grounding through a tower base. Like Bill, I live in Central Florida, the Lightning Capital of the United States. I have 5; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-07/msg00370.html (8,225 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Grounding... (score: 1): Author: "Doug Renwick" <ve5ra@sasktel.net>; Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:44:06 -0600; I don't think he is joking, but real experience proves otherwise. Grounding a tower through the concrete base is a non issue. All my 5 towers are grounded below the 4 ft cube concrete base for over 3; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-07/msg00390.html (10,052 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Grounding... (score: 1): Author: "Jim W7RY" <w7ry@centurytel.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 07:37:18 -0700; I really hate it when your tower floats away to Mars... Let alone Jupiter.... 73 Jim W7RY Why would anyone want to "ground" a tower thru cement? If the cement is "wet", lightning will conduct thru it; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-07/msg00404.html (9,350 bytes)

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