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[TowerTalk] best way to ground the upper section of a crank-up tower?

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Subject: [TowerTalk] best way to ground the upper section of a crank-up tower?
From: K3BU@aol.com (K3BU@aol.com)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 20:43:26 EDT
In a message dated 9/24/01 7:05:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
kenb@brookner.com writes:

> 
>  i've got a 40' aluma tower that i've just installed and need some guidance
>  on how best to ground the top section (this is a 2 section nested crankup).


When storm is coming, just drop the sucker down, you need it for safety in 
case the wind comes up. If you nest the tower down you will have enough 
contact for any possible lightning strikes. Just ground the base as per 
numerous suggestions here in the past.

Yuri, K3BU

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