Just to set the record straight, The GROUND WIRING is a static ground ONLY. The 14 gage from the dish prevents static buildup from the wind that blows across the dish. If that wire is not attached on the mastfoot (which is the only acceptable location for attachment) enough static charge can buildup causing LNB damage, (a short in the circuits of the LNB, causing Failure).
By being properly attached, and attached to the ground block, and also using the #10 gage wire bonded from the ground block to the #6 gage house ground, you have effectively prevented the static charge from damaging the system.
It really doesn't have anything to do with lightning, because it would take a ground wire 4 feet (circumference) wide to effectively ground a satellite dish.
Lightning has millions of volts, which in effect will actually burn up the 2 ground wires, the RG-6, the LNB, the Ground block, and Receivers, Multiswitch, phone circuits, and any other electronics attached to the dish components.
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