At 12:05 PM 12/2/96 -0800, you wrote:
>I have a Telrex TB6EM at 45', and a 40-2CD about 10 feet above it. There
are two
>long-boom VHF beams between them. They do not interact, and work well. I have
>a Diamond vhf/uhf base vertical on the very top (both as a vertical and as
>a sacrificial lamb if I get hit by lightning...)
>
>73 Dave WB0GAZ dgf@netcom.com
I will never put up a fiberglass vertical on top again after getting a small
lightning hit. It burnt a hole in the fiberglass and ran right into the
shack. I am using a 4 ft. rod with a sharp point instead at the top of the
structure.
Bob
WA4ZZW
Decatur,AL
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