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" <ftowns...@sbcglobal.net> To: "'Randy Moore'" <wrmoor...@gmail.com>; <Elecraft@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:wrmoor...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 8:15 AM > To: Elecraft@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 > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
