Hello:

Have been reading up on lightning a bit, and it certainly
is a confusing subject.

Let's say I have an Inverted-L or a Sloper in the yard (receiving only).

If a lightning storm is in the vicinity, obviously the best protection
possible is to just disconnect the radio from the antenna. No differences
of opinion here, I would imagine.

But, as a more or less theoretical question, to minimize the possibility of
lightning hitting the antenna at all, or inducing large voltages in it, is
it better to just leave the now "floating" antenna alone, or is it better to
ground one end of it ?

Why ?

Thanks,
B.