[TowerTalk] Buried section base...and lightning protection.

[Douglas Ruz (CO8DM)]

Thanks Jim and everyone with ideas.

The buried section is painted...i think i must remove paint for better 
contact with concrete for good conductivity.

73....Douglas, CO8DM

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jimlux" <jimlux at earthlink.net>
To: "Douglas Ruz (CO8DM)" <co8dm at frcuba.co.cu>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Buried section base...and lightning protection.


> On 1/4/16 12:15 PM, Douglas Ruz (CO8DM) wrote:
>> Jim,
>>
>> Thanks for the idea...Are those extra 22 or 23 ft of AWG 4 bare copper 
>> connected in some place of the buried section ???..
>>
> Just run it generally around the buried section. Concrete is fairly 
> conductive, and you've got a lot of surface area.
>
>