[TowerTalk] Static, Lightning, and protection

[Bill Tippett]

W0UN wrote:
 >The often repeated personal experiences of K0RF, W4ZV (then
known as W0ZV), and myself is that lots of grounded elements
on a tower greatly reduces the number of lightning strokes.

         John, so I don't have to repeat myself every year when this
same topic comes up, please append the following to your canned
message for the next time.  ;-))

"One evening Bill and his XYL were having dinner as a storm cell
passed overhead from West to East.  As they looked out their
window to the East, they were astounded to see a direct lightning
strike in the middle of the flat open field just 300' East of
Bill's 155' tower, which was the tallest structure within miles."

         Now back to resuscitation...

                                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV