[TowerTalk] Lightning arrestor in towers

[Jim Hargrave]

Hans,

Why not make the ground rod functional.

I use a 3 band (144/223/440) J-Pole on top of my tower. 
I have a TH-6DXX with a 2M 14el beam above that and 
then the J-Pole on top.

I built it using 1/2, 3/4 & 1 in. Copper tubing. 
It is assembled using standard plumbing adapters.
It is bonded to the Mast, which is also bonded at the 
bottom of the tower where the Prop Pitch rotor is mounted.

The three coax cables (RG-213) come all the way to the
bottom of the tower and grounded by a feed-thru lightening 
arrester. The Coax from the 2 beams are also grounded the 
same way. I have a coax loop on each one before it goes 
underground to the house.

It has worked well for the past 30 years.

    73s de Jim
       W5IFP
 

  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
  > [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of HansLG at aol.com
  > Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 6:59 AM
  > To: towertalk at contesting.com
  > Subject: [TowerTalk] Lightning arrestor in towers
  > 
  > 
  > I just wonder if I can get some input.
  >  
  > I was thinking putting a "stick (conducting)" on top of my 
  > tower well above 
  >  any other installation. Connect the "stick" to a heavy wire 
  > that is well  
  > grounded in the other end. The idea is that a lightning 
  > preferable will hit  
  > the "stick" and be safely conducted to the ground similar what 
  > you do with 
  > a  house.
  >  
  > A few days ago I did have a hit on my house and the lightning 
  > protection  
  > worked except for a surge protector and a battery charger 
  > located near the  
  > corner that was hit. Everything else survived. 
  >  
  > 73
  >  
  > Hans - N2JFS
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