[TowerTalk] lightning & trees

[Gary Schafer]

Any tree or structure type in a given location has as good a chance as 
the next to be hit. A grounded tower has about the same chance of being 
hit as an ungrounded one. Conductivity of an object has little to do 
with its chance of being hit by lightning.

73
Gary  K4FMX


Bill Aycock wrote:
> 
> Your evidence or references?
> Bill
> 
> At 10:38 AM 3/17/2005 -0500, Gary Schafer wrote:
> 
> 
>>No. Doesn't make a bit of difference.
>>
>>73
>>Gary  K4FMX
>>
>>doc wrote:
>>
>>>I have been told that pines are often attractive because of the
>>>sap down the middle, might there be a similar conductive stream
>>>of moisture in the tulip poplar?
>>
> 
> 
> 
>>>Bill Aycock - W4BSG
>>
> 
> Woodville, Alabama 
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