[TowerTalk] Lightning protection grounding

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 99-04-12 00:42:03 EDT, dlleikis@deseretonline.com writes:

> My question is this:  I am erecting a self-supporting crankup and am
>  concerned about the sliding joints of the installation.  It seems as
>  though these would definitely be high resistance and would need this
>  more than any other.  What is a recommended method from those that may
>  have done this before?  We can have some pretty severe storms here and I
>  am positive (or negative)  that lightning charge dissipation should be
>  'high' on my list.

     Don't forget that a crank-up has cables connecting all the sections. 
It's one big lump of steel as far as being a conductor is concerned.

Cheers,  Steve   K7LXC

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