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Re: [TowerTalk] Lightnig Arrestors at tower base or house entrance?

To: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Lightnig Arrestors at tower base or house entrance?
From: Larry DiGioia N8KU <towertalk@longwire.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:33:15 -0500
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Could someone please explain how you can ground a coax shield, on a 
continuous run down a tower, without letting moisture and humidity get 
into it? Thanks!

Larry N8KU

Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> Glenn Thorne wrote:
>   
>> I've seen descriptions and pictures of installations where lightning 
>> arrestors were installed in a weather proof box at the tower base and others 
>> where they are at the house entrance.  Which is better?
>>   
>>     
> My preference is to ground the coax shields at the base of the tower 
> (actually I do it at the top and bottom), then use the arrestors at the 
> grounded bulkhead where the coax comes in the house.
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>   
>> I plan on having the coax shied grounded at the top of the tower, bottom of 
>> the tower and at the house entrance.  But where is the best place to put 
>> lightning arrestors?  The run from the tower to the house will be about 30 
>> ft. and will be buried.  
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> 73, Glenn/KD0Q
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