[TowerTalk] Tower Grounding...

[David Robbins]

absolutely correct... never ground through cement.  always mix it up with some sand, gravel, and water and pour it in the hole first... 
you should be grounding through concrete!

Jul 18, 2013 11:59:37 AM, dmitchell at alionscience.com wrote:

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

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