hi Ron, I now live in Connecticut but formally lived in Florida. I was licensed in 1976 and had antennas up until I came up here in 1994. Yes, I agree that there is a possibility of lightening but I have never seen an antenna get overloaded with ice down there. It doesn't matter where you live, there are drawbacks to living there especially where it comes to antennas etc. 73 Walt WA4QXT New London CT [log in to unmask]