[TowerTalk] Tower Legs

[Bill Fikis]

  Ken,  Google  Ufer  ground........Bill  /  w2ay

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken" <wa8jxm at gmail.com>
To: "David Gilbert" <xdavid at cis-broadband.com>
Cc: "towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Legs


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