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Re: [TowerTalk] Grounding wire choices

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Grounding wire choices
From: David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2018 20:59:28 -0700
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Solid wire is a much better plan, and you can buy #4 bare solid wire by the foot cut to length up to 200' off the shelf at Lowes or Home Depot.

73,
Dave   AB7E


On 10/6/2018 5:08 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
I am in the process of pounding in
grounding rods between the breaker box,
the roof mounted antenna ground wire and
the coax entrance. I will be bonding all
together.

The choice of wire I'm not sure about. #4
or # 6, solid or stranded. I'll be using
about 100' of it. It seems like the
thicker, the better but maybe #6 is fine?
I have no idea about stranded or solid,
seems like for this, solid would have
greater mass & be better? I have no idea.

#6 is a pick-up, #4 is an order.

The remote antenna is 370' away so I won't
be running it to there.

Thoughts?

73,

Gary
KA1J
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