[BC] Lightning and grounding - tower differences matter?

[Alan Alsobrook]

 From what I understand about them, yes, Please remember I'm no expert.. 
Or the AM would need a large static drain, and I don't know how much the 
static drain would effect the performance.

Barry Mishkind wrote:
> At 04:26 AM 5/19/2005, Alan Alsobrook wrote
>> I can't say it does or it doesn't, but it sure seems to help. In the 
>> poly phasor document you have provided, it indicates that a ground for 
>> the array may not have been provided. What I know of the dissipater 
>> systems they don't work without a very solid ground. Also if you 
>> properly install them you will have also provided a way to control a 
>> strike should it occur.
> 
>         Alan,
>         Are you saying that it is your understanding that
>         this sort of prevention will work on an FM or
>         grounded AM tower only, leaving insulated
>         towers out of this part of the discussion?

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Alan Alsobrook CSRE AMD CBNT
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