[TowerTalk] Generator (natural gas) and lightning

[Doug Rehman]

I've seen a lot of commercial tower sites with propane tanks. The tanks are
sometimes underground and sometimes located in a corner of the enclosure.

I've got a 500 gallon tank buried about 15' from my tower. The tower took a
direct hit earlier this year -- no issues with the propane tank or the two
15KW generators located 6' from the tower.

Doug
K4AC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Scott W3TX via Adelphia
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 1:01 PM
> To: TowerTalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Generator (natural gas) and lightning
> 
> I am contemplating using a natural gas powered Kohler generator to
> create electricity for the equipment at the remote site.
> 
> This will save me from having to put in a costly Electric Company
> hookup.  The gas company hookups are pretty cheap in comparison.
> 
> So when lightning inevitable strikes the radio system do I have an
> explosion risk?
> 
> 73, Scott W3TX