[TowerTalk] static cat

[Joe]

I've talked to a few folks here in Colorado who use metal chimney sweep 
brushes to do the same thing on their towers.  Attached to the top of the 
mast, the brush supposedly dissipates charges.  I'm told that when they 
bring a tower down after a few years, the brushes show signs of high 
voltage activity.  May be a whole lot cheaper!

73,
Joe
WD0M

At 12:53 AM 3/21/2004, isp wrote:
>I just learned about an item  called a staticat.  The people that used it
>says
>they use to have several lightening strikes a year and now do not get any
>lightening strikes.  Does anyone know about this item?  It is expensive but
>would pay for itself in one blown radio.
>
>Manufacturer can be found at www.cortanacorporation.com.   anyone have
>opinions?
>
>thanks Terry