[Vitruvius]

Thanks guys. That puts my mind at ease. The best place on my property for the 180cm dish with the most visible arc is next to the power lines to the house. I'm glad it won't be an issue since I already concreted the pole in place.. lol... There is a transformer, but that is about 250 feet away from the arc.

I have the dish up. Now it is time to try to get it tuned to the arc. This is the most tedious part of setting the dish.

I wonder if 120 volt and ground wires would set a branch on fire.. They are wrapped so I guess it wouldnt happen unless the sheilding were damaged.

Thanks for the responses.