>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Blaine
>Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 4:51 PM
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: [TowerTalk] bonding to AC power box or inside fuse panel?
>
>Question on the optimal routing of strap to realize a single point ground.
>
>My shack antenna entrance panel and the mains AC power meter box are along
>one wall b separated by about 20b . There is a ground system under the
>antenna entrance panel b with the usual set of polyphasers for the coax
>and
>MOV for the control lines.
>
>The breaker boxes are on the inside of the same wall, a couple of feet
>below
>the power meter mains inlet.
>
>The shack is centered along the same inside wall; about 5b from the
>breaker
>box on the left, and about 15b or so to the antenna entrance panel. On
>the
>shack table is a bus-bar where the gear is individually connected to in a
>star-configuration; one braid-type jumper from the bus bar to each shack
>rig
>or accessory.
>
>Whatb s the best way to effect a single point ground in this combination
>
>I think that a single strap run from the bus-bar to the antenna entrance
>box. And another run from the bus-bar to the breaker box. Both of those
>runs would be inside the house and along the shack wall. However, I also
>see that itb s desirable to bond the meter to the antenna entrance panel
>outside of the house. Or should I do both? Or something else?
>
>Thanks.
>
>73/jeff/ac0c
>www.ac0c.com
>alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
Although this Motorola document is written for commercial installations, the
information is straight-forward enough to apply to more modest amateur
installations and may be of some help:
http://www.radioandtrunking.com/downloads/motorola/R56_2005_manual.pdf
Mark
KJ4NXX
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