Lightning doesn't always hit the highest point...
73!
-Adam
On 6/19/2011 7:58 AM, HansLG@aol.com wrote:
> I just wonder if I can get some input.
>
> I was thinking putting a "stick (conducting)" on top of my tower well above
> any other installation. Connect the "stick" to a heavy wire that is well
> grounded in the other end. The idea is that a lightning preferable will hit
> the "stick" and be safely conducted to the ground similar what you do with
> a house.
>
> A few days ago I did have a hit on my house and the lightning protection
> worked except for a surge protector and a battery charger located near the
> corner that was hit. Everything else survived.
>
> 73
>
> Hans - N2JFS
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