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Re: [TowerTalk] Challenging Grounding/Bonding Situation ?

To: N3AE <n3ae@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Challenging Grounding/Bonding Situation ?
From: Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:19:25 -0700
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On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 21:26:11 +0000 (UTC), N3AE wrote:

> I believe the tower radial system must be bonded to the nearby garage 
> electric service ground rod

REPLY:

Why would you want to do that? Do you want a portion of the lightning
strike to reach your house ground and be coupled throughout your
house?

Lightning does not want to go to your house, it wants to go to ground.
Why give it path into your house?

73, Bill W6WRT
 
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