Wasn't the original comment about a ground rod used to dissipate static energy building up on an antenna, not a lightning strike?
Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- I've been waiting to see if someone else mentions this ... A lightning ground should -never- be passed through concrete! I once saw a commercial tower in Tampa fail after lightning exploded the base on the way to "ground". Modern tower installations done by competent contractors have their (multiple) ground rods placed outside the concrete. Trivia: The Tampa Bay area (Florida) has the highest incidence of lightning strikes in the Western Hemisphere. 73! Ken - K0PP [email protected] >> ...Is there any advantage in having the Copper ground rod surrounded >> by concrete over having the rod driven 6 feet straight into the >> earth? ... > > In my limited experience, lightning + ground rod in concrete = BOMB. > Of course, lightning can turn just about anything into a bomb. > > Chuck N4XS ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
