[TowerTalk] Lightning GROUND switch wanted

Tom Rauch W8JI@contesting.com
Fri, 1 Sep 2000 11:35:59 -0400



> Keep in mind though that no matter how good the isolation is on the
> centter conductor, that the most damage is done by the current on the
> shield. Many hams still think of the shield as being "grounded" because
> somehwere at the other end it is grounded. It's not grounded any more than
> the top of the tower is grounded because the base is.
> 

Are there any Web pages that describe good wiring practices?


73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com

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