I know of instances where the smaller wire (#4) was vaporized by a
direct strike. In one case the destruction was underground, and the
ham in question was without a ground for his tower until he was
digging for other reasons and discovered the #4 destroyed. I am going
to use a combination of 2-0 copper wire and copper strap for my ground
system. Don't be cheap on the tower ground. Costs <far> less than your
rig or house.
Make sure there are no right angles or sharp turns close to the tower.
On Thu, 26 Aug 1999 20:36:39 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Could some of you grounding gurus please take a look at the following
>link and lend me some opinions? Pictured is the bottom of a 70 ft Glen
>Martin aluminum tower with some "trial" grounding connections! I'm
>struggling with arriving at the best physical attachment for strap
>and/or wire to this tower. Tnx!
>http://www.shelbynet.net/~jfleming/ground.htm
>
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>WA9ALS - John jfleming@shelbynet.net
>Tower Project http://www.shelbynet.net/~jfleming/towerproject.htm
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73, Guy
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Guy Olinger, K2AV
k2av@qsl.net
Apex, NC, USA
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