[TowerTalk] Static grounding protection-experience

[Tower (K8RI)]

> Probably the best folks to ask about dealing with lightning is NASA. They
have to deal with it almost year round at Cape ZAP Canaveral. Also might
skulk around Univerisity of Florida. I believe it was their crowd that
showed up on PBS after setting up an underground bunker to


Unless they've change recently their underground bunker is actually an above
ground "house trailer" about 300 yards from "ground zero". <:-))
It is what can best be described as a "minimal" facility to get the job
done.  Results are impressive too.


Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com

study lightning strikes, deliberately attracted using the exhaust trail from
model rockets. They monitored the voltage buildup in the atmosphere and
fired the rocket at the optimum voltage level. The discharge path followed
the exhaust and the tv footage was awesome.  Wacky but they did some real
science with lightning strikes.
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> Chuck
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