[TowerTalk] Re: Static, Lightning, and protection

[on4kj]

  Just wonder what the Dutch PA PI & PE think about this.
  They often live below see level.

  Jos

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  __---- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Didier Juges" <didier at cox.net>
  To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
  Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 4:22 PM
  Subject: [TowerTalk] Re: Static, Lightning, and protection


  > Good point. At higher altitude, the dielectric strength of air is less,
so
  > the voltage cannot build up as much before the strike starts, so the
clouds
  > cannot build as much energy as they can in Florida.
  >
  > 73,
  > Didier KO4BB
  >
  > At 07:41 AM 3/22/2004, you wrote:
  > > From personal experience there is a lot of lightning in CO,
  > >but the intensity is somewhat less since the ground elevation
  > >is at 5,000 ft so the storms have 5,000 ft less elevation to
  > >develop their charge.
  >
  >
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