[TowerTalk] Grounding tower guy wires

[Tom Haavisto]

Can we ask how you grounded your towers/guy wires/feedlines?

Tom - VE3CX



On 6/25/08, donovanf at starpower.net <donovanf at starpower.net> wrote:
> My guy insulators flash over whenever a thunderstorm is within a few miles, well before the thunderstorm arrives.  It makes an awesome light show.
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> My four 200 foot towers on highly exposed terrain surely contribute to the commonality of this phenomenon on my towers.
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
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> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:54:43 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: Nathaniel Lee <n1bnc at yahoo.com>
> >Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Grounding tower guy wires
> >To: TowerTalk at contesting.com
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> >One thought I just had, are insulators in this normally in a t-storm wet and simply spark gaps? Would they not flashover in a direct strike? If so, it would seem that whether they are insulated or not, they should be grounded.
> >
> >To what degree is necessary considering zinc and copper are the metals of choice and clamping is the only method acceptable in this case?
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