To: | Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>, Towertalk@contesting.com |
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Subject: | RE: [TowerTalk] Re: Static, Lightning, and protection |
From: | Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> |
Date: | Wed, 24 Mar 2004 09:23:49 -0500 |
List-post: | <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com> |
At 09:20 AM 3/24/04, Bill Tippett wrote:
Another footnote to this. It seems that only a bare tower is insufficient to dissipate the charge buildup. Since moving back to NC from CO, I put the same 150' tower up in one location and then added 30' to it at my present location (now 180'). In both cases, the tower had no antennas on it as it did in CO (3 el KLM 40 and 5 el KLM 20...with all elements grounded at the boom). In both cases with the bare tower here in NC, I have had NUMEROUS direct lightning hits. At last, an argument for the XYL on why I absolutely must have more, bigger antennas on taller towers! 73, Pete N4ZR 2671 calls now in the World HF Contest Station Database at www.pvrc.org/wcsd/wcsdsearch.htm _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA. _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk |
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