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Originally Posted by Wotname  it is immaterial when it is just a foot or so bolted onto a say 40 ft Al mast. |
Thanks for the clarification. I'd seen some yacht designs that have 2 foot copper spiked rods above the masts with separate straight heavy AWG to separate large surface plates. They
claimed it would take the brunt of the strike & help against electrics failure. hmmm... I now seem to wonder about their claims
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the rod is not taking the strike as such rather its an entry point of the strike. IMO.
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If that's the case, then can the rod be below the VHF antenna on your mast? (or is that a bad idea?)