Yes we will put 2 ground rods below each element and a spark gap but the only
galvanic connection to earth for the stubs (and through them the elements
themselves) will be back through the 1/4 wave feed line shields to the center
control box ground unless I add a choke at each element base.
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From: DAVID CUTHBERT <telegrapher9@gmail.com>
To: Bob Kupps <n6bk@yahoo.com>
Cc: topband <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: elevated counterpoise and lightning
Bob, do you have ground rods for lightning?
The stub should be ok for static discharge but not for near or direct strikes.
Dave WX7G
On Jul 29, 2012 7:04 PM, "Bob Kupps" <n6bk@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi in this thread I mentioned using a 1/4 wave shorted stub at the feed points
of our 4 square for static drain. Since we want to farm the paddy land we will
use a non-resonant counterpoise of 48 radials connected to a perimeter wire
about 1.5m above the flooded ground. The only galvanic connection to earth
would be back through the RG6 feed line to the center control box. So would
adding an RF choke to the earth ground at the element base be a good idea in
this case? Does anyone have any experience with the behavior of elevated
radials in a lightning strike?
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>73 Bob HS0ZIA
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