Greetings Jorge,
Good practical info is available on W8JI's website.
http://www.w8ji.com/station_ground.htm
I try to not repeat the info you have been reading in those good publications.
So in summary what you should do is bond the coax shields at the top and bottom
of the tower to the tower, and of course the tower is grounded. Then do the
same where the cables enter the house. Tom does not use lightning arrestors
(Polyphasers). The tower ground and all other grounds need to be bonded
together (include the telephone, cable tv, POWER !!!!). This should keep
surges outside your house.
Then at your shack, each piece of equipment should be connected to a point
called a single point ground (SGP). The SGP is also the point where you can
install surge suppressors for coax cables. The SGP should then be connected to
a good earth ground as close as possible. And guess what? THAT ground rod has
to be connected to the other one. It would be nice if your ham shack was close
to where all your cables enter the house. Then the SGP ground and the entrance
ground (along with the electrical power, tc, etc) can all be one and the same.
Maybe I will email you a photo of my SGP (and any other readers who merely send
me a one liner and ask for it). It will help to see something real.
Rick K2XT
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