[TowerTalk] lightning protection at towers and bunkers on former AT&T microwave relay sites

[Bob Matthews]

Yes I have used the grounding and bonding method for years on my station in Baltimore. I took a direct hit once, blew the antenna to pieces but all the grounded equipment on the single point ground was unharmed.
 I ran across the video a few weeks ago. I had never seen this porcupine system before viewing the video. Thanks for the input on it. The old school methods and the NEC are always the best rules to follow.
Bob KT3RR

      From: David Robbins <k1ttt at verizon.net>
 To: towertalk at contesting.com 
 Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 6:30 AM
 Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] lightning protection at towers and bunkers on former AT&T microwave relay sites
   
Those lightning porcupine things have been totally debunked, they do not do
what is claimed and are not a substitute for proper grounding and bonding
which is the real lightning protection for your equipment!

David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://k1ttt.net:7373



-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 02:04
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] lightning protection at towers and bunkers on
former AT&T microwave relay sites

I would not rely on this system to protect my station.

John KK9A


To:    "towertalk at contesting.com" 
Subject:    Re: [TowerTalk] lightning protection at towers and bunkers
on former AT&T microwave relay sites
From:    Bob Matthews kt3rr
Date:    Thu, 18 May 2017 00:10:17 +0000 (UTC)

Not from AT&T but worth watching. Lightning Protection Systems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYILAHIx2lk

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