On 7/7/2013 11:07 PM, Spencer wrote:
I live near a 8000' mountain that has several repeater systems mounted
on rock. You should
visit a place like this to see elaborate ground/lighting protection
systems.
I have seen the result of a lightning strike on a glass block wall, a
hole large enough to put my fist through,
the glass was melted.
All of my stuff gets disconnected outside the building.
Ideally, you disconnect the stuff and then ground it.
I know that my tower took 17 visually verified the first 6 years with
every thing still hooked up and no damage. However, now that I have
patch panels, I just can't leave things connected.
73
Roger (K8RI)
Spencer W1GAK
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