What you described will do little for lightning protection except give
you a false sense of security. Surviving a direct hit requires much more
grounding and proper treatment and routing of all cables into the house.
I would highly recommend spending $20 on PolyPhaser’s book of info or at
least reading the tech notes on their web site.
Bob


Jeff Dieterle wrote:
I'm installing a 60ft self-supporting tower. It will have a vhf/uhf antenna
with rotator and a couple of satellite dishes on it. The tower will be set
in a concrete apprx. 4'x4'x4'. Is driving a copper clad 5/8"x8ft ground rod
and attaching a #6cu ground wire to the tower leg sufficient.
I live in a heavily wooded area and have lost several modems to lighting
strikes. Now when it looks like thunder 2 states away I unplug them on my
computers and Directv receivers.