[John Candle]

The metal ventilator tubes/ducts that extend from the fan in the ceiling up and out through the top side of the roof of the house , are these grounded with a - separate - ground wire ?? The answer is No. . Air conditioners that are on the roofs of houses , are these grounded with a - separate - ground wire ?? The answer is No. So now ask your self the question , can a properly ground antenna with stand a DIRECT Lightning strike ?? The answer is NO. And the answer is , A properly grounded antenna will divert some of the lightning and melt the ground wire. The rest of the lightning force will find other ways. And here is something else to think about , lightning travels both ways , from sky to the ground and from the ground to the sky. And here is something to think about , lightning Will Do what ever it needs or wants to do.