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November 30th 03, 04:46 AM
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 15:05:07 GMT, Russ wrote:
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 05:23:05 GMT, Roger Halstead wrote: On 29 Nov 2003 02:25:58 GMT, (K9SQG) wrote: That is not a wise idea. If your mast takes a direct hit, or if there is one nearby, there is a possibility that some of the energy will go into the house via that ground rod. Antenna grounds should always be isolated from housewiring grounds. Here I have everything tied together, but it's not a normal installation. There are 30 ground rods connected by over 600 feet of bare #2 copper. All ground rods are bonded (CadWelded) together forming a network which should keep any particular ground and equipment at the same potential no mater where which tower would be hit. Although the likely hood of anything other than the main tower getting hit is unlikely. It's 130 feet, the top of the multi band vertical on the shop is 60 feet and the mast at the other end of the house is only 25 feet. Nice work Roger, ever work for the telephone company? Nope! I had to purchase everything. Hence the reason for me doing all the work:-)) Welll...come to think of it, way back in the early 50s my dad was a lineman on one of the old privately owned rural lines. I got to do a lot of pole climbing. I still have the old portable test set... and memories of splinters. You'll have to fix the return add due to dumb virus checkers, not spam Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair?) www.rogerhalstead.com Russ |
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