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Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Grounding...

To: "Mitchell, Dennis C" <dmitchell@alionscience.com>, <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Grounding...
From: "Jim W7RY" <w7ry@centurytel.net>
Reply-to: Jim W7RY <w7ry@centurytel.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 07:37:18 -0700
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I really hate it when your tower floats away to Mars... Let alone Jupiter....

73
Jim W7RY


-----Original Message----- From: Mitchell, Dennis C
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 7:58 AM
To: TowerTalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower Grounding...

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 the cement is "dry", lightning will see it as just a little lossy insulator, blow it to bits if it's a large strike, and your tower will float away to Mars.
Your only hope is not to use cement..., and hope it stays in Earth.

Mitch Mitchell - K8UR

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