Y'know, that is interesting.

The logic seems to be that a conductive path disperses the buildup of
static, that would increase likelihood of a strike.

But also, it would seem that a tall conductive path would increase
the likelihood of a strike to a large-area charge buildup that
causes lightning.

So, do ground systems have a high resistance, to attempt to achieve
the one and not the other?

J.

"Dave" wrote in message
rica...
Was talking with someone the other day and mentioned that I had just
grounded the TV antenna (the mast, actually) to protect against lightning
strikes, and they said that was not such a good idea because lightning is
more likely to strike a path that goes straight to ground. Now I am not
sure what to do. Anyone have any input on this topic? Ideas are
gratefully
received...

Thanks,

Dave