I have an AN Wireless HD-70 tower and used two different methods to
attach ground wires. One method used a wire-to-flat-plate Cadweld mold
that I bought on eBay, but I only used that for the base inside the
foundation because I worried that the heat from the Cadweld might anneal
the steel (probably an unfounded fear, but ...).
The other method used half of a galvanized wire-to-pipe ground connector
(the half with the included wire lug) that can be bought at Home Depot.
Just drill two small holes through the tower leg for screws to attach
the clamp ... the holes won't degrade the tower strength and with two
holes there won't be any loosening due to twisting. I can send a
picture to anyone who wants to see what it looks like.
The latter is obviously the easier route.
73,
Dave AB7E
http://ab7e.com/AB7E_Tower_Page_5.html
On 3/3/2013 11:36 AM, Jerry Gardner wrote:
AN Wireless towers don't have round cross-section legs, but rather use flat
steel bent at a 60 degree angle for the legs. Most tower grounding
solutions that I've seen use fittings that clamp onto a round tower leg.
For those of you you have installed AN Wireless (or similar towers), how
have you attached the grounding strap or wire to the tower legs at the base?
73, Jerry
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