[Kenwood] Lightning protection wire antennas WA8OPR

[Bill VanOrden]

Here's my setup:  http://www.beevo.com/Grounding%20System/index.html 

Bill
K7BVO

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From: Kenwood [mailto:kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of rbethman
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 9:21 AM
To: kenwood at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] Lightning protection wire antennas WA8OPR

I had not thought about my concept being to remove static buildup.

It is what I get for trying to go by memory!

It seems to fail me more and more as time goes by.

The lightning protection I have in place is 1/4" solid copper with a stinger
several feet above the top of the chimney.  It comes down and goes to
several 3/4" Copperweld ground rods, and these are bonded with heavy copper
cable by brazing to the rods.  I also used large split bolts to additionally
attach the heavy cable.  It is my insurance to keep the brazed joints from
coming loose.

Never have sharp bends in a ground like this!  Lightning tends to depart a
ground system when the angles are sharp.  Always use gentle sweeping bends,
BUT do not make this conductor too long!

Bob - N0DGN

On 5/15/2014 12:07 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
> On 14 May 2014 at 18:24, Dennis Younker NE6I wrote:
>
>> It's pretty difficult to protect against a direct lightning hit (some 
>> might say impossible).
> Well, I am one of those who would agree that it is impossible. :-)
>
>> What you do want to do is try to protect against indirect hits and 
>> induced hits.
> Yes, indeed.
>
> Ken W7EKB
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