[TowerTalk] How far from the house?

[N4BAA - JOSE CASTILLO]

Hi Alan,

Further is ALWAYS better...but there are QTHs where this 
isn't possible! ROHN for instance has HOUSE brackets for 
their tower...One doesn't strap those babies to trees! HI HI..

My tower is 3 feet from my bedroom wall and I have had 
DIRECT hits on the tower and nothing adverse to the home 
wiring...

Good Luck!

Jose - N4BAA

Alan NV8A (ex. AB2OS) wrote:
> My attention has just been drawn to the articles by Ron Block KB2UYT in 
> QST June - August 2002 in which he says that the tower should be at 
> least 25ft from the house to reduce magnetic coupling between the tower 
> and the house wiring in the case of a lightning strike.
> 
> Is this good advice? Would it be disastrous to locate the tower only, 
> say, 10ft from the house?
> 
> Alan NV8A
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