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Re: [TowerTalk] Challenging Grounding/Bonding Situation ?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Challenging Grounding/Bonding Situation ?
From: <john@kk9a.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 12:56:07 -0400
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Even with everything disconnected, lightning is induced into unconnected
wires and can cause damage inside your home.

John KK9A


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Subject:        Re: [TowerTalk] Challenging Grounding/Bonding Situation ?
From:   Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com>
Date:   Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:22:57 -0700
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When lightning is around, I disconnect all coax and rotator cables and
I disconnect them at the base of the tower. I have connectors
installed there just for that purpose. There is no path into the
house. 

Like I said, lightning does not want to go into your house, it wants
to go to ground. Why give it a path into the house via a ground wire?
Makes no sense.

73, Bill W6WRT

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