[Elecraft] Ligntning protection

[WILLIS COOKE]

No, it will drain the electrostatic field in the vacinity and make it less 
likely to get hit.  I have watched lightning strike my neighbor's 15 ft brick 
chimney about 100 ft away from my well grounded 70 ft tower with two beams 
installed.  The better the grounding, the better and bonding it to the power 
entrance ground is a good thing as well.
 Willis 'Cookie' Cooke 
K5EWJ 




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From: Steve Ellington <n4lq at carolina.rr.com>
To: Fred Townsend <ftownsend at sbcglobal.net>; Randy Moore <wrmoore47 at gmail.com>; 
Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thu, April 21, 2011 2:27:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Ligntning protection

Question:
Does grounding your tower or metal mast increase the likelihood of it being 
hit by lightning?
I have a 50' metal mast holding up the center of a dipole. No antenna 
contacts the mast and the ant. is supported by rope. Should I drive in a 
ground rod just for the mast? If I do, would lightning be attracted to it 
then? It just seems like I'm inviting a hit by grounding it.

Steve
N4LQ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Townsend" <ftownsend at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'Randy Moore'" <wrmoore47 at gmail.com>; <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Ligntning protection


> Randy:
> I can not speak to your local building codes but the rule of thumb is
> lightning does not like to travel horizontally. That doesn't mean it won't
> happen but usually lightning seeks the shortest path to ground. That
> suggests you should connect to the closest ground (exception: any fuel
> line).
> If possible I would drive my own ground rod below the shack and use the
> garage ground as well.  There is no penalty for extra grounds.
>
> 73
> de AE6QL, Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy Moore [mailto:wrmoore47 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 8:15 AM
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Ligntning protection
>
> Sorry if someone has already asked this. My shack is on the second floor 
> of
> my home and is on the opposite corner of the house from where the 
> electrical
> power entry and ground are located. However, the electrical panel is in 
> the
> garage right below my shack. Can I connect my shack ground to the panel
> ground instead of running a ~200' long line to the electrical ground on 
> the
> other end of the house?
>
> Tnx es 73,
> Randy, KS4L
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