[TowerTalk] spider balls

[kk9a at arrl.net]

I really question this.  Why would lightning not strike a well grounded
tower.   Once, I watched a storm approach my station.  As it passed over I
saw lightning strike my tallest tower which has 15 ground rods and no spider
balls.

73,
John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Keller" <k3bz at arrl.net>
To: <Lew at dsl-only.net>
Cc: "'Towertalk Reflector'" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 14:07
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] spider balls

<snip>  But that's what I've been told is the way lightning rods work, and
it sure seems to be consistent with what I've seen myself and what many
others have described. How else would one attempt to explain the strikes
from t-storms somehow ceasing while passing over a big antenna farm, then
resuming after passing it, as has been reliably reported here and elsewhere?