At 02:56 PM 9/19/02 -0600, Bob Harrison wrote: >I agree Jerry, the lightning strike would super-heat the moisture in the >concrete causing it to shatter the base. > Noooo.... not again! If this is the case, why does Polyphaser bless the use of a Ufer ground? The exploding base thing is an urban legend, as far as I can tell. 73, Pete N4ZR Sometimes a tower is just a tower