[TowerTalk] Lightning

[James White]

dig through the archives to find a post form W0UN about how he would watch
the storms get near his mega antenna farm in Colorado and the hits would
stop til the storm moved past and they would start again...

It seems that a well grounded tower does dissipate some of the nasty stuff!

I cannot understand his fear - would he rather the lightning hit his poorly
conductive chimney than your tower?

He probably thinks it is ugly, too...stand your guns!

Jim, K4OJ

West

Central

Florida



----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael J. O'Connor" <kn9t@webtv.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 6:24 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Lightning


> Hello Towertalkers, Need some help on this one. How do I explain to a
> very upset neighbor
> over 200 feet away that my well grounded 80
> foot tower is not going to attract every lightning
> bolt in the sky. Articles with info and facts?
> When I do present myself to her I need to have
> good info.  Any experience with this guys?
> Also 400 feet to the other side of this neighbor
> is a 200 foot water tower they dont seem concerned about,. 73 Mike KN9T
>
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