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Re: [TowerTalk] lightening strike

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] lightening strike
From: "Skip K3CC" <k3cc@verizon.net>
Reply-to: Skip K3CC <k3cc@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:28:13 -0400
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I have had one very bad lightening strike that I lost almost all
the appliance's  connected to the electrical service.
THey included, hot water heater, cook stove, freezer, dishwasher
my entire radio station, computers , TV, Stereo ETC.  You get the picture.

The strike was a ground strike that came in through the ground system of the
electrical panel and phone line.
This strike took out 4 homes and all the under ground utilities had to be 
replaced.

I have never believed in any kind of lightening protection.  I used to live on 
top of
a hill at 1200 ft.  I now live in a 20 acres field at 2300 ft.  How can you 
protect against
a strike through the grounding system ????

de Skip
Skip Kauffman
ARS K3CC
EC ARES Potter CO, PA
www.k3cc.net 
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