[TowerTalk] Tower Grounding...

[Mitchell, Dennis C]

Why would anyone want to "ground" a tower thru cement?
If the cement is "wet", lightning will conduct thru it, blow it to bits if it's a large strike, and your tower will float away to Jupiter.
If the cement is "dry", lightning will see it as just a little lossy insulator, blow it to bits if it's a large strike, and your tower will float away to Mars.
Your only hope is not to use cement..., and hope it stays in Earth.

Mitch Mitchell - K8UR