[TowerTalk] Re: Are "Ufer" grounding

[Steve Weisbrod]

I think this is a great question. Has anyone on this reflector had their   
tower base explode or crack from a lighting strike or do they know of one   
that has?
   

Steve W8GAz

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From:  Charles H. Harpole
Sent:  Wednesday, September 24, 1997 9:00 AM
To:  steve; Scott Neader
Cc:  'towertalk@contesting.com'; Scott Bullock
Subject:  Re: [TowerTalk] Re: Are "Ufer" grounding

Original Subject:
Re: [TowerTalk] Re: Are "Ufer" grounding BEFORE pouring base cement?

I would feel better about all the PolyPhazer advice if I saw that they
cited any actual experiences with lightning.  If they do, please let me
know, but all I have seen so far is, technical speculation.  Has anyone's
concrete base ever exploded upon lightning?  Otherwise shown damage?
Hams greatest asset to the world of science (and of weather, etc.) is
their
huge base of practical, direct, personal experiences with radios and   
stuff
actually operating in the field, not in the lab or not in computer
simulations.  And, hams are good, and sometimes even trained, observers,
honest in reports, and willing to report.  Makes them good sources for   
the
"other half" of good science--theory AND PRACTICE.  de K4VUD


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