On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:07:49 GMT, "bumtracks"
wrote:

my dads a ham
he grounds coax to a separate grounding rod (copper water pipe he jetted
down - 10' I think) which is tied with a #6 or maybe even a 4 to the tower
and loops to the same water pipe ground the elect service is grounded to.
Seems he can't get enough ground But we do have lots of lightning here
on the gulf coast of Florida that still blows up things.

Not flaming, just notice how when someone grounds a metal object for
lightning, they use wire like 6 awg, or 4 awg. But when someone
grounds lighting rods, they used monster cables.
http://www.chopurl.com?552 Does this mean even the 4 awg is too
small?

later,

tom




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I am so confused about how to properly ground a system. I will have a
two meter and a 440 on the roof of my house. I will run the coax down
to my sofit vents or whatever they are called and run the coax inside
the vents to my shack. Behind the wall where my rquipment will be is a
storage space that I can acess. (This is a finished attic). I will be
using a mobile radio that has two antenna outputs, one for 2 meter and
one for 440.

How do I ground the radio and does it need it? Should the coax itself
be grounded and how? Do I have to purchase one of those surge things
that screws into the coax?

Any advice is appreciated!