[TowerTalk] Ground wire gauge

[David Gilbert]

Yes, but why would anyone rely on soldered connections (as for the coax 
shield to braided ground cable)?  Solder would definitely have the 
highest resistance per unit volume in the whole chain, and it melts when 
it gets hot.  I would think such a connection would be more like a fuse 
that blows before the surge has progressed very far.

73,
Dave   AB7E


jacobsen_5 at msn.com wrote:
> Martin wrote:
> "More copper (and more surface area) for lightning protection are always 
> better, like 4/0.  I ran across an interesting commercial installation 
> here: http://tinyurl.com/2v5sea<http://tinyurl.com/2v5sea> .
>
> 73 Martin AA6E"
>
> Now THAT was interesting reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> 73
> K9WN  Jake
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