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Subject: [TowerTalk] Grounding of a crank-up tower
From: bob.applegate@ulticom.com (Bob Applegate)
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 09:56:07 -0500
Since the sections of a crank-up tower aren't meant to have a tight
fit, how do people get a good ground at the top of the tower?  Do
they put penetrox on the legs to increase the quality of the contacts?
If I have a crank-up tower that's properly grounded at the base, how
do I guarantee the top section has a good path to ground, at least better
than the coax and rotor control lines?  I'm just worried about lightning
protection.

73

Bob - K2UT

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Bob Applegate
Senior Software Engineer
Ulticom, Inc. (www.ulticom.com)
phone: 856-787-2761
email: bob.applegate@ulticom.com



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