Towertalk
[Top] [All Lists]

[TowerTalk] Tower lightning quiery

To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower lightning quiery
From: bigdon@eskimo.com (Big Don)
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 05:59:05 -0700 (PDT)
On Wed, 4 Jun 1997 K7LXC@aol.com wrote:

> [...] 
>      Insulating the guys will force the strike down the tower while if
> uninsulated guys take a hit, the turnbuckles are likely to get welded
> together.

Grounded guys scares me to death.  Remember the recent post about "four
feet of an antenna disappearing" in a lightning strike ??

Picture four feet of one of your top (grounded) guys disappearing during
the windy conditions which can accompany a thunderstorm...

Big Don


--
FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html
Submissions:              towertalk@contesting.com
Administrative requests:  towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems:                 owner-towertalk@contesting.com
Search:                   http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>