On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:04:27 +0000, Ed wrote:

For lightning protection, is it generally considered good practice to
install heavy-gauge copper wire jumpers across each junction point
between tower sections?

My guess is that the electrical connection between one tower section
and the next might be somewhat variable, especially if the tower
sections weren't new when the tower was assembled.




No, it is not. Common commercial practice is to bond the base of each
tower to a good common copper earth ground system around the radio vault
structure... assuming the vault is close to the towers. ... otherwise,
additional grounding would be needed around the towers' bases.


Ed

Excellent explaination of how to properly ground the base of your tower.
Too bad it doesnt address the question asked, which was the grounding
between tower segments.

--Teh