[TowerTalk] Voltage on on-the-ground radials was: Re: Peak Voltage at the tips of ants ?

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Which raises an interesting (at least to me) question.  My 160M inverted 
L has 16 ~50-foot on-the-ground radials, insulated except at the ends.  
I run 1.5 KW.  Are those radials dangerous, if someone were to handle 
them while I am transmitting, or does the close proximity to the ground 
tend to dissipate the voltage somehow.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 10/5/2022 1:18 PM, jim.thom jim.thom at telus.net wrote:
> The peak V on the ends
> of the radials was also wicked.  It just gets worse with more power used.