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1. [TowerTalk] New Tower Grounding Advice (score: 1)
Author: Bill Austin <billaustin@powernet.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 00:01:04 -0800
I'm putting up a new 60ft self-supporting Trylon. I'm wondering how much and what type of grounding needs to be done. Any advice and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I bought three grounding
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00356.html (7,618 bytes)

2. Re: [TowerTalk] New Tower Grounding Advice (score: 1)
Author: Phil - KB9CRY <kb9cry@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:59:21 -0600
Bill Austin wrote: I'm putting up a new 60ft self-supporting Trylon. Nice tower, I've got a 72 ft. Trylon and love it. I'm wondering how much and what type of grounding needs to be done. Any advice a
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00357.html (11,201 bytes)

3. Re: [TowerTalk] New Tower Grounding Advice (score: 1)
Author: Red <RedHaines@centurytel.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:46:40 -0600
Hi, Bill; In addition to Phil's advise, I'll mention a possible problem if you place copper in direct contact with your tower legs; if I recall correctly, copper will react with zinc to remove the pr
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00358.html (9,668 bytes)

4. Re: [TowerTalk] New Tower Grounding Advice (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:08:15 -0800
Check out the Erico, Polyphaser, and ICE sites.. they've got lots of info... Go to the library and check the NEC for how the power distribution grounding MUST be done. There's specific requirements f
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00359.html (11,557 bytes)

5. Re: [TowerTalk] New Tower Grounding Advice (score: 1)
Author: "Gene Smar" <ersmar@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 11:30:15 -0500
Bill: In addition to Red's and Phil's advice, ensure that your ground wire connection to the tower leg does not form a right-angle at the base of the tower. That is, make the connection high enough u
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00360.html (12,741 bytes)

6. Re: [TowerTalk] New Tower Grounding Advice (score: 1)
Author: Dave N&Oslash;RQ <n0rq-1@dfwair.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 13:05:29 -0600
Very good, Bill. I think you'll like it. I put up a 64' (62' actually, I think) Trylon T600 a couple years ago. Story is at www.qsl.net/n0rq , in case you're interested. For grounding, I think you're
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00363.html (10,169 bytes)

7. Re: [TowerTalk] New Tower Grounding Advice (score: 1)
Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 14:05:58 -0500
At 11:30 AM 3/20/04, Gene Smar wrote: BTW - on my Trylon 64-footer, I used tinned #2 solid ground wire and tinned connectors. This reduces the electrochemical potential difference between pure copper
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00364.html (9,029 bytes)

8. Re: [TowerTalk] New Tower Grounding Advice (score: 1)
Author: rk <robrk@nidhog.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 15:10:44 -0500
Some schools of thought say a vertical pointy thing at the top bleeds off a charge before it gets big enough to jump. Got such, as to start driving toward one 300'SS, every summer storm, 'till we stu
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00367.html (11,285 bytes)


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