[RFI] DirecTV to ground or not to ground

[Alan NV8A]

On 12/20/08 03:12 pm rick darwicki wrote:

> My DTV antenna cable has an external ground wire that is broken off about 8 feet from the dish and not grounded to the converter box.
>
> Question, for TVI (not worried about lightning around here) should I fix it and ground the antenna mount to the box?

It is my understanding that the National Electric Code requires that 
your satellite dish be connected to the same ground as your power 
company's and telephone company's grounds and to your ham radio 
station's ground -- all of them tied together.

This is a matter of electrical safety. The NEC couldn't care less about TVI.

73

Alan NV8A