I am trying to improve my grounding system, which I thought was pretty good, after a lightning strike in April. I now have Array Solutions control line arrestors at the base of the tower for my Stepp
Hi Jim, If you have the financial means, the shields of tower coaxial transmission lines should be bonded to the tower at or near the top AND bottom. The idea here is to shunt as much of a strike's t
Jim, As mentioned in my previous and long email, the shields of all control and coaxial lines should be grounded at the top and bottom of the tower, as well as at the entrance panel at the house -- f
TT: Hi Jim, If you have the financial means, the shields of tower coaxial transmission lines should be bonded to the tower at or near the top AND bottom. The idea here is to shunt as much of a strike
Even simpler and more convenient, in my opinion, is to use barrel connectors through a grounded bracket. I have one at both the top and bottom of my tower. http://ab7e.com/AB7E_Antenna_Page_4.html (b
Dave et al: I did the same thing as you did with the coax and connectors at my single point ground bar at the shack end of the coax runs. The issue I have with installing PL-259's or whatever simply