I have the fortune of being able to keep all towers at least 135 feet from
the house. I prefer to keep them as far away as possible in this heavy
thunderstorm area.
What I prefer even more is to keep them away from my submersible well pump.
100 feet of 4 inch casing appears as a very nice ground to a lightning hit on
a tower 10 or 20 feet away. Been there and done that twice at my other QTH
and it cost me $800 both times to replace the pump.
My present well/pump is over 200 feet away....no problems in seven years and
I've had dozens of strikes.
Bill K4XS
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and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.
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