[TowerTalk] Lightning...

[Kimberly Elmore]

It's severe storm time in the Southern plains and, while I've taken, and am still taking, steps to protect my shack from lightning damage, I began to wonder...

I always disconnect all transmission and control lines from equipment, but what should I do with them after that? Should I make connectors so that I connect everything to the station earth ground or should I let them float? Especially if I disconnect all *equipment* from earth ground, should I still connect all transmission and control lines that enter the shack to earth ground when I'm not operating?

Kim Elmore N5OP