>
>Another myth:
>
>At 03:50 PM 8/25/98 -0700, you wrote:
> Also, don't be temped to put your grounding rods through the base. I
>>was originally planning to do this and found out that a lightening strike
>would
>>cause the concrete to explode, causing the tower to fall, etc.... >> KT3U
>>>
>>>
>I have heard this many times, but have never heard of a case being
>documented. The ARRL is one of the perpetuators of this, in their position
>against" "Ufer Grounds", but I dont know who, at ARRL, started it.
>
>If anyone knows of an authentic case of grounds through bases causing an
>explosion, please post to the list, giving traceable info.
Doesn't Polyphaser recommend tying the tower, the rebar, and the ground
busses all together *before* the concrete is poured, emphasizing shortest,
straightest path from the tower to the ground field, to keep inductance in
the ground path to a minimum? I've got to find the book... It's up here
someplace in the mess...
>
>Remember- traceable, please. Second and third hand "my cousins dog groomer
>heard of---" are not real.
>
>Bill
>
73, Guy.
Guy L. Olinger
k2av@qsl.net
Apex, NC, USA
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