Hello, does anybody know of an easy way of attaching the shield of RG-213 cable or (similar) to the top and bottom of a grounded tower? I've read that this is desirable for lightning protection (grou
ICE makes a very nice (and supposedly effective) grounding block for coax shield. You remove about 1 inch (If I remember correctly and its now -27 degrees fahrenheit wind chill so I am not going to l
Hi Dave - I.C.E. (1-800-ICE-COMM) makes a nice block to attach to the tower. You remove one inch of shield, put in some of the Noalox-type goop, tighten the screws, and you're all set. I.C.E. makes s
What about water infiltration? Any problems? How do you seal against it? -- 73 de KK1L...ron (rrossi@btv.ibm.com) <>< QTH: St. Albans, Vermont My page: http://www.together.net/~larossi/kk1l.html My
<< does anybody know of an easy way of attaching the shield of RG-213 cable or (similar) to the top and bottom of a grounded tower? I've read that this is desirable for lightning protection (grounds
The compression of the two metal blocks along with the conductive goop seals it. There is a small section (maybe 1/4 inch) at both edges of the block to accomodate the coax jacket, then it narrows fu
I put a PL-259 to PL-259 splice at the tower base, then clamp a copper ground strap around the splice and tie the ground strap to the tower base and ground system. Right AFTER the grounding point on
Bruce Polyphaser has a kit as well for grounding the shield of the coax but I was not pleased with the result. If you are not extremely careful you can tork the clamp on the coax to the point where y
Berry Does I.C.E. have a Web Page? Jim -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com Probl
I knew you were going to ask me that! Not that I am aware of, surprisingly... 73 Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA FRC alternate: barry@w2up.wells.com -- FAQ on WW
Author: grimm@lynchburg.net (Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL)
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 09:57:25 -0500
This is the same method I use. While I have had lightning damage to trees less than 25 feet from the tower (which is much higher) I've had no damage in the shack. Your milage may vary, but this seems
I just strip off the jacket for an inch, and lay a 1/2 inch wide copper foil along the braid with two flying (free) ends. I tightly wrap the shield to the foil with a single flat layer of thin CLEAN