Tuned guy ropes
In order to avoid flash overs across the guy insulators during thunder storms all insulators of the top guys except at the top and at the bottom have been bridged eletrically by a strip.
By means of a coil which is in the barrel as seen on the photo these guys are now grounded electrostatically.
The reactance of the coil was set to a value which minimizes the current on guy. Hence the existing horizontal and vertical patterns were not changed.
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