[TowerTalk] Coax Disconnection

[Jim W7RY]

The book is called "The Grounds for Lightning Protection"
 
I'll look further and see if I can find a source. Or you can check on
www.google.com <http://www.google.com/>  and do a search for the above.
 
73
Jim W7RY
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom Anderson
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 9:08 AM
To: Phil - KB9CRY
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com; srefurd
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Coax Disconnection
 
Anyone know where you can purchase Polyphaser's book on grounding?  I
can't remember the exact title but its something like "The
grounds......."
I tried Polyphaser and they don't sell it direct.
 
Tom, WW5L
 
Phil - KB9CRY wrote:
> 
> Two places for info.
> Go to the Polyphaser website http://www.polyphaser.com/and thoroughly
> read through all of their technical articles.  They describe exactly
> what to do.
> Also go to the ICE website
> http://www.arraysolutions.com/Products/ice/index.html
> <http://www.arraysolutions.com/Products/ice/index.html> and read
through
> their articles.
> 
> Purchase the suppressor unit, ground rods, clamps or CadWelds, and
> proper wire and hook it all up.  Personally I use ICE equipment but
both
> companies offer top quality hardware and are of the same design and
> capabilities.  From my experience it really works.  Some folks have
> posted that they believe their tower is a lightning attractor and is
> just waiting and asking to take a strike. From what I've learned
that's
> totally false if the tower and supporting cables are properly grounded
> and bonded.  When lightning strikes, there is actually a ground leg of
> lightning that forms and goes up from the ground to meet the sky bolt.
>  The ground or tower must have been able to accumulate sufficient
> opposite charge to be able to complete the circuit that the sky bolt
is
> looking for.  If your tower and cables are constantly bleeding away
> charge and not allowing any static charge to accumulate, then lighting
> will look for another charged area in which to ground itself.  Now of
> course one can not always fool Mother Nature and if you do take a hit,
> then you'll really want these protectors to stop the charge outside
the
> shack and shunt it to ground. Finally remember what we all really
should
> be concerned about is not the direct strike but the nearby strikes.
>  These are always occurring and are always, always inducing current
and
> voltage into our towers.  That induced current is what will also fry
our
> radios.  I'm always learning like everyone else but please feel free
to
> contact me if you have questions, or better yet, call up Polyphaser or
> ICE, they are really nice folks and will offer help.  Phil  KB9CRY
> 
> srefurd wrote:
> 
> >I wouldn't understand high science, but I would like some details.
> >Thanks for the opportunity to learn!
> >
> >Railey Efurd
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <kb9cry at comcast.net>
> >To: "Rick Ellison" <rellison at twcny.rr.com>
> >Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:00 AM
> >Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Coax Disconnection
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Personally, I have so many cables and wires coming in from outdoors,
I
> >>
> >>
> >never
> >
> >
> >>disconnect.  Everyone has lightning protection and my single point
ground,
> >>station ground, perimeter ground, and tower grounds are all very
robust
> >>
> >>
> >and are
> >
> >
> >>tied together (CadWelded).  I never disconnect.  Most coax cables do
go to
> >>
> >>
> >a
> >
> >
> >>switch so that the desired antenna can be switched to the rig.  I've
> >>
> >>
> >received a
> >
> >
> >>30 amp surge through the system from a nearby lightning strike and
had no
> >>damage.  (Verified by other means; contact offline for info if
curious.)
> >>Lightning never seems to want to directly strike my antennas; must
be the
> >>
> >>
> >good
> >
> >
> >>bleed-off of static from the system.  Commecial radio stations and
the
> >>
> >>
> >police
> >
> >
> >>and fire depts. never disconnect and we radio operators shouldn't
have to
> >>
> >>
> >also
> >
> >
> >>if we've designed our systems properly, cover all the bases,  and
don't
> >>
> >>
> >use
> >
> >
> >>shortcuts.  Phil  KB9CRY
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> >>
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> >
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