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Re: radio astronomy

On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, JACK L. URETSKY (C)1998; HEP DIVISION, ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB ARGONNE, IL 60439 wrote:

Hey, all you physics teachers out there, would this expose me to
lightning danger?

An old-style television ariel would be worse, since it pokes up into the
sky.

You could add a ground-stake, some heavy copper braid, and a spark-gap
thingy between the antenna and the ground. I think that Radio Shack has
all of that stuff.


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