[TowerTalk] Tower Legs

[Ken]

On Dec 22, 2011, at 2:18 PM, David Gilbert wrote:

> I put up an An Wireless HD-70 tower and exothermically welded some 
> ground wires to the base section before it was embedded in the concrete, 
> figuring that down there (roughly four feet below the surface of the 
> concrete) 


Poor choice AFAIK.   My understanding is that if the tower gets takes a heavy hit by lightning, the wire could vaporize and crack the concrete.

Ken WA8JXM