Grounding tower legs -Reply

[Dave Hockaday]

>     BTW, whoever said lightning goes from the ground up is partially
>correct.  Thunderclouds may have either an excess of negative electrons or
>positive electrons so the path may be either way as it tries to reach
>equilibrium..

Hi Steve and gang. I thought the cloud had either an excess or absence of
electrons with respect to ground mounted ojects that caused a strike. Based
on that premise, isn't that why tower grounding helps to make the tower more
or less "invisible" to the cloud and helps prevent strikes? 

After reading this thread, I realize that my tower is seriously in need of a
better ground system. :-(

73 de Dave Hockaday WB4IUY
Youngsville, NC
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