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On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:04:02 -0400, "Doug Rehman" <rehman@surveil.com>
wrote:
>Lightning recently destroyed the Comet GP-15 (6m/2m/70cm) at the top of my
>tower's mast. I'm looking for a replacement that is more mechanically stout,
>one that might stand a chance at surviving the next lightning strike.
>
>It is not possible to side mount the antenna on the mast so that the mast is
>the highest point.
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Could you install a lightning rod which would extend above the top of
the antenna? As long as it is not resonant it should not interfere
with the operation of the antenna.
On my tower, I have an eight foot ground rod mounted to the mast for
my yagi, with about six feet of it sticking up above everything else.
It has not been up long enough to say for sure if it does the job but
it looks pretty good to me.
Bill W6WRT
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