I've seen a lot of commercial tower sites with propane tanks. The tanks are
sometimes underground and sometimes located in a corner of the enclosure.
I've got a 500 gallon tank buried about 15' from my tower. The tower took a
direct hit earlier this year -- no issues with the propane tank or the two
15KW generators located 6' from the tower.
Doug
K4AC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Scott W3TX via Adelphia
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 1:01 PM
> To: TowerTalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Generator (natural gas) and lightning
>
> I am contemplating using a natural gas powered Kohler generator to
> create electricity for the equipment at the remote site.
>
> This will save me from having to put in a costly Electric Company
> hookup. The gas company hookups are pretty cheap in comparison.
>
> So when lightning inevitable strikes the radio system do I have an
> explosion risk?
>
> 73, Scott W3TX
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