[Antennas] Easy Tower Grounding? Article on Cionductive Concrete

[Dave Shrader]

The referenced article states it is a 'high resistance' material
intended for melting snow by I^2R heating.

Mr. Arnott is wrong in his assertion. I suspect he does not understand
lightning currents with peaks of 100,000 amperes and continuing currents
of 500 to 1000 amperes for hundreds of milliseconds.

I hear an explosion coming !

Dave, W1MCE 

"Joe Giacobello, K2XX" wrote:
> 
> In rocky areas, it is often difficult to ground radio towers so that
> energy will dissipate when lightning strikes. One solution, Mr. Arnott
> said, is "to just pour a trough of conductive concrete at the base."
> 
> http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/21/technology/circuits/21NEXT.html?rd=hcmcp?p=042fqH042fpu360X012000mrXCgrXGV
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