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Old October 16th 09, 10:02 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore[_2_] Cecil Moore[_2_] is offline
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wrote:
I know my well grounded mast is not a lightning magnet.

At my last QTH, lightning passed up my 40' grounded
tower, my 40' vertical antenna, and all the surrounding
power poles. It instead struck a nearby 6' tall live oak
tree that, on a sunny day, was in the shadow of the tower,
antenna, and power poles. Half of the tree died but the
other half survives.
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73, Cecil, IEEE, OOTC, http://www.w5dxp.com
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