[TowerTalk] Tower grounding

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/21/01 8:39:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
lclarks@nc.rr.com writes:

> I'm just finishing the post mount for my Aluma 75ft foldover crank-up tower.
>  and have been reading the comments about grounding the tower. My question 
is
>  obviously I can't ground the legs and still fold it over, and the mounting
>  post is buried 6ft(no concrete) would it be of any use to put ground rods 
in
>  a tie them to the post?

    Yes, you still need to have your tower grounded per the National 
Electrical Code and grounding standards.

Cheers,   Steve   K7LXC
Tower Tech 

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