Your right Tom. I just think I have been very lucky not to have had any
problems with lightning for living here so long and next to the sub station
that
gets struck a lot. My ground system is not sufficient, but some thing is better
than nothing. Your right, I have been very lucky.
Rod
> > I live across the street from a power sub station. My
> > tower and antennas are
> > higher than any thing at the sub station. During lightning
> > storms, the sub
> > station get hammered with lightning and my tower has been
> > left alone. I
> > have lived here for over 15 yrs with no problem. (now that
> > this is all been
> > told, the next lightning storm I will have a strike, hi
> > hi) I hope this helps.
> > Rod
>
> That's all fine, but a ground won't prevent a tower from
> getting hit. The best ground in the world will make zero
> difference in the number of strikes.
>
> 73 Tom
>
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