[TowerTalk] How far away from the shack for that mighty fine tower

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

Cone of protection.

Induced voltages have never been a problem with all those direct strikes.

The only problem with induced voltage came from a strike across the 
road, well over a 100 yards away.

73

Roger  (K8RI)

On 1/11/2016 Monday 2:11 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> Why would you want a tower close to your house from a lightning
> standpoint? A strike will induce high voltage into all of the wiring
> inside your house.
>
> John KK9A
>
> To:	towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] How far away from the shack for that mighty fine
> tower
> From:	"Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>
> Date:	Sun, 10 Jan 2016 05:11:12 -0500
>
>
> For lightening, I'd rather have it close. I'd want the distance for wind.
> The tower is really a big lightening rod. The first few years it was up it
> took 3 verified hits per summer. Undoubtedly it took more than the ones
> that were seen. 17 verified direct strikes in 6 years with no damage to
> anything in the house after the ground system was finished. No strikes
> since then. The rigs and computers ran most of the time.
>
>
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
>
>
> On 1/9/2016 Saturday 10:57 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> Once again I agree with K4XS. From a lightning and RFI standpoint it is nice
> to have a little distance between your house and the tower. Both of my
> towers are 250' from the shack.
>
> John KK9A
>
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73

Roger (K8RI)


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