Thread: Using a copper water pipe in place of a ground rod?
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Old July 17th 07, 02:51 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Using a copper water pipe in place of a ground rod?
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:26:16 +0000, Owen Duffy wrote:

It is my view that there is a significant risk that an inadequate
lightning protection scheme may be much worse than doing nothing.

Owen, certainly optimal is better than sub-optimal, but I don't understand
why sub-optimal can be worse than nothing at all. So far you have been
exceedingly helpful and I have learned a lot. Can you explain why
something isn't necessarily better, and in fact can be much worse, than
nothing?


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