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1. [TowerTalk] Lightning Advice (score: 1): Author: kb9cry@comcast.net (Phil Camera); Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:25:20 +0000; Ed here's my input, for what its worth. "Still using disconnects to everything on my desk. Does that sound like a good plan?" No, that sounds like a bad plan. Merely disconnecting cables inside of yo; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00315.html (8,195 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning Advice (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:33:49 -0400; There have been some good suggestions as to grounding. A good Single Point Ground (SPG) is essential. As to supressors, they can/may *help* when properly grounded and the rest of the house is properl; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00318.html (9,296 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning Advice (score: 1): Author: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>; Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:49:17 -0700; ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- I have heard this stated before, but in the case of lightning, I don't understand the reason why. I do understand in the case of AC mains safety grounding, but n; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00320.html (7,712 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning Advice (score: 1): Author: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:09:42 -0700; The reason is that bonding all the grounds together minimizes the POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE (voltage) between equipment at different locations in your home in the event of a strike. Lightning doesn't nece; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00322.html (8,112 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning Advice (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:42:07 -0400; We have some good engineers on here who know much more about this than I, but... I guess I'll start at the end and work backwards. First; yes, you do need a good ground at the tower where a good gro; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00323.html (12,078 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning Advice (score: 1): Author: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>; Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:46:19 -0700; ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- You mention a ground right at the tower and another grounded bulkhead at the house entrance. That sounds like two grounds to me. Why do you call one of them a Si; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00349.html (8,980 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning Advice (score: 1): Author: K4SAV <RadioIR@charter.net>; Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:12:20 -0500; Bill, the term "single point ground" is a terrible misnomer. It does not mean a single point ground, or only one ground point. When you think about it, there is no such thing. Only the first person t; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00360.html (9,386 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning Advice (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:24:01 -0400; Actually when looking at individual grounds I have a lot more than two. There are 32 or 33 for the station and antennas, two for the electrical entrance (two rods required here), one for the cable,; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00361.html (9,457 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning Advice (score: 1): Author: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:25:08 -0700; ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Then let's call it a "Single Point Equipment Ground" or "Single Point Entrance Ground" or something like that. I agree with everything you are doing except the n; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00384.html (9,222 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning Advice (score: 1): Author: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:05:35 -0500; This is part of where the confusion comes from. A "single point ground" is not just where all grounds tie together but it is the place or panel where all lines are physically located with no distance; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00396.html (11,462 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning Advice (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:11:13 -0400; I agree that would be more understandable, or self explanatory and like you, I'd prefer it. Unfortunately the SPG is one of those "industry terms". Likewise, I did plain language explanations of tec; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00419.html (10,059 bytes)

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