[TowerTalk] UFER grounding system

[Lee Wical]

I'D STAY AWAY FROM HIS TOWER(S) STORM OR NOT STORM
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!At 03:41 PM 6/26/2008, Richards wrote:
>On the subject of lightening grounding... I was out at a guy's tower
>today (he has three of them, actually) and I could not discern any form
>of grounding at all -- even if the ground rod is buried, I expected to see
>a strap running from the metal tower legs to somewhere.  But, nothing
>at all.  There was a ground rod a few feet away, but it was only connected
>to the pass through into his shack as if only grounding the coax as it
>entered the building.  I expected to see something from the tower
>base to somewhere...
>
>Is this typical??  ////////////    K8JHR  ///////////////
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>Jim Brown wrote:
> > On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:10:07 -1000, Lee Wical wrote:
> >> Any comments on the UFER grounding system? Pros and cons?
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