[TowerTalk] How far from the house?..AND WELL

[Cqtestk4xs@aol.com]

I have the fortune of being able to keep all towers at least 135 feet from 
the house.  I prefer to keep them as far away as possible in this heavy 
thunderstorm area.

What I prefer even more is to keep them away from my submersible well pump.  
100 feet of 4 inch casing appears as a very nice ground to a lightning hit on 
a tower 10 or 20 feet away.  Been there and done that twice at my other QTH 
and it cost me $800 both times to replace the pump.

My present well/pump is over 200 feet away....no problems in seven years and 
I've had dozens of strikes.

Bill K4XS