[Elecraft] Grounding and lightning strikes

[silver60 at charter.net]

Another point to remember, many people have been injured and some killed by
a non-direct lightning strike. Last year a person was killed and several
others injured while taking refuge under a large tree. The tree was the
highest point and a huge bolt struck the tree, tearing bark off and
travelled through the wet ground  to the people. All this energy  needs to
dissipate and ground is the usual target. 

With this in mind, during the dry season, it is very important to keep your
ground rods wet and the area all around them, use a hose to drip on their
location and give them a good deep soaking.   

 

Dick W1REJ