[Towertalk] silver solder ok for Ground wire to rod ?

[Mark Beckwith]

Uhh, maybe, if its a crappy connection, the lightning might find another
path it likes better?  Tom, am I learning?

Mark, N5OT

> I don't understand all the fuss about ground wire connections having to be
> cadwelded
> etc. That lightning strike has just traveled hundreds or thousands of feet
> through the air to get to that connection. It is not going to be stopped
by a
> few thousands of an inch or a little corrision in the connection.