[TowerTalk] Rooftop vertical grounding [SUMMARY]

[berferd]

Thanks to everyone for all the good advice.  I've decided that
the incremental performance gain (if any) from a rooftop installation
is not worth the risks I'd be exposing the structure and occupants
to in the case of a direct strike.  Even with the proper grounding,
I would still be worried.  Also much easier to for maintenance

So instead I'm going to ground mount the Butternut in the middle
of my backyard with a buried radial system.

Which brings up another question.  Would a single ground rod
tied into the buried radial system be good enough as far as the
antenna goes?  I would still tie into the service ground rod and
there would be another ground rod near the shack which the
lightning arrestor would be attached to.

Thanks again everyone.  This people on this mailing list are a
great resource.

Jeff
KC0HEP


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