N4KG comment and question below.
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 Jon Ogden <na9d@speakeasy.net> writes:
SNIP
>
> Realize too that one aspect of lightning protection is that lightning
> will generally hit objects that are the highest in the immediate area.
> A roof tower, may still be significantly lower than other items in your
> immediate area such as trees, etc. YMMV, and it's not something
> you want to count on, but being lower than other objects around you
> does mitigate some risk.
>
> SNIP
> Jon NA9D
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I have 7 towers, ranging in height from 40 ft to 140 ft.
To the best of my knowledge, I have NEVER taken a
direct lightning strike.
OTOH, I HAVE seen lightning hit the power transformer
in front of my next door neighbor's house, approximately
100 ft West of my 40 ft tower (with TH7 on top).
I have also seen where lightning split a medium size tree (50 ft?)
in the middle of the front yard across from my next door neighbor.
This tree was surrounded by a rectangle of trees surrounding the
2.5 acre lot.
And, I have seen lightning strike behind the house across the street,
apparently in a large cotton field.
So much for hitting the tallest objects around...
(Thank Goodness ! )
Any ideas why?
Tom N4KG
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