[Dx-qsl] LIGHTNING strike

[Lee Noonan]

Thanks for the Information John...
My tower is earthed with a heavy cable.....(BUT with a bend in it...which I
find is NO Good)
the only other earth is in My shack directly under My operating
bench.....(where the lightning earthed out!!!}
Some of My antennas were disconnected outside the house.....but it didn't
seem to make any difference....Now I find they should be earthed when not
connected to the shack....and the coax braid should be earthed at the tower
..where it leaves the tower......!!! Apart from the tower...there was a
direct strike on a metal sheet above the coaxial cables (going to the
shack)..
Lee Noonan  VK2LEE
http://www.qsl.net/vk2lee


----- Original Message -----
From: "John J Dize" <w3bj@juno.com>
To: <dx-qsl@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] LIGHTNING strike


> Lightning can be devastating.I would ground my tower,if you have one,with
> an indepentant ground rod at least 10 ft and a peice of # 6 or smaller
> solid grounbd wire.Lightning takes shortest path to ground.Try not to
> ground everything together.Your equipment should be to a dedicated ground
> rod and then your antennas to another.Dont give the lightning a path thru
> your radio equipment.
> A good ground to earth is your only defense against lightning
> strikes.dont waste your time with these power strips that Walmart sells
> for computers.They are useless against lightning.I deal with voltage
> every day,I know what it can do.Nothing to play with.If you can an
> independant ground rod is your best bet.I have about 3 of them on my
> equipment.But nothing is fulproof.Might take some trial and error.  Good
> luck  John W3BJ
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