[Boatanchors] new Ground system

Gary Schafer [email protected]
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 23:03:30 -0500


Glen,  are you saying that because of your grounding system that your
tower has never been hit by lightning? Or that you have never had any
damage from a lightning strike.

73
Gary  K4FMX


Glen Zook wrote:

> My "main" tower went up in early May 1972 and has
> NEVER been hit by lightning.  The house across the
> street has lost 3 trees and a chimney to lightning.
> The "pole pig" (electric company transformer) at the
> back corner of my lot has been hit by lightning.  It
> is about 50 feet from my tower and about 40 feet below
> the top of my antenna.  Other strikes have occured
> around my neighborhood including other amateur towers.
>
>
>
> Glen, K9STH
>