my planned installation has the tower at the opposite (long) end of the house from the utility entrance. this is where the power, phone, cable, etc are all tied together on one galvanized pipe driven
Jim, You will see from my installation http://users.erols.com/n3rr/photos/grounding_pictorial.jpg that I had the same issue where my Single Point Ground (SPG) entry point into the house was some 40 f
Author: Larry Alkoff" <labradley@mindspring.com (Larry Alkoff)
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 02:34:58 -0500
Bill I also have the problem of widely separated grounding points. In my case, utility at one corner, cable TV and telephone at opposite corner, ham shack in rear middle of house. Here in Texas we ha
You can also put ground rods in horizontally in the case of rocky 'soil'. Obviously go as deep as is practical but even if they're only a foot down they will be helpful. ground Would what be adequate
Author: Larry Alkoff" <labradley@mindspring.com (Larry Alkoff)
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:17:36 -0500
I meant deep buried radials w/o ground rods compared to horizontal ground rods with shallow connecting radials or wire for the house part of the system. Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX List Sponsor: Ar
Just be sure the copper strap is not braided or woven, especially if it is subject to weather! Use solid smooth copper flashing for all important grounds! 73, Tom W8JI W8JI@contesting.com List Spons