[TowerTalk] Single Point Grounding question

[K1TTT]

> I doubt it as the shield for the coax cables are grounded side by side
> at the tower and at the bulkhead where they enter the house.  The two
> leads that arced over are about 8' long and are just a continuation of
> those same coax cables.

It is possible it was just induced voltage also, a nearby stroke can induce
quite a high voltage in an open loop.  That it would have enough energy to
be that loud is odd, but maybe there were a combination of nearby arcs that
made a bigger noise than just that one gap.

David Robbins K1TTT
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