Thunder, Lightning and your audio system

[haxter1]

Thanks for everyone's insight on this topic.

 

Ok so my house has an unused metal antenna on the roof which leads to a steel dow rod that is hammered into the ground. From what I can tell I have no wires from the antenna leading into the house. Not sure if that Dow rod is shared with the internal electrical system as a common ground though.

 

So I'm wondering if having a metal antenna on the roof is more beneficial than some would think if it has no connection points into the homes electrical system. My thought is that maybe it could be considered a sort of "Decoy" from lightning strikes to direct them straight to ground and away from the house itself?

 

I have the same antenna setup which served at the time both my TV and FM tuner. I observed 2 direct hits to the mast with no damage to any of any kind to any piece of equipment. The second strike occurred while I was listening to music thinking that the storm had passed. I still unplug everything when a storm approaches.