"Kurt Gavin" wrote in message
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Does an outdoor TV antenna mounted on a regular 7 ft steel fence pole need
further grounding. (It works fine for local stations).

In other words, the steel pole is about a foot into the soil, and the
antenna is bolted to it. (There's also a guy wire for stability).

This should bleed builtup charges to the ground, right?

This should bleed a lightening strike to the ground, right?

If more grounding is needed, how should it be done?


No matter what you do, in the unlikely event that lightning does strike the
pole/antenna it will likely be destroyed or severely damaged, along with the
cable and TV set. Good grounding and lightning arrestors do give some
protection from nearby strikes, which otherwise can be very damaging.

Don Young