[TowerTalk] Power ground

[Wilson Lui]

Jos,

What you have is a "Counter-poise" grounding system. This is also an
acceptable form of grounding. As a matter of fact, this is the type of
grounding system most telecommunications companies use for their sites. The
only extra thing they do is that they also have ground rods installed and
connected to the loop of wires. This is one of the simplest form of
grounding system to build.


Wilson Lui
ATI Tectoniks
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-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of on4kj
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 10:32 AM
To: Tom Rauch; Gene Smar; David J Windisch; TowerTalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Power ground

  Hi Tom and all,

  I build my house about 20 years ago.
  Electricians did not use ground rods.
  The outside ground (or rod replacement ) is only a large burried loop of
wire, both ends connected together serve as a classic ground connection.
  The whole system has been agreed by the control institution.

  Jos on4kj

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji at contesting.com>
  To: "Gene Smar" <ersmar at comcast.net>; "David J Windisch"
<davidw at copper.net>; <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
  Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 4:40 PM
  Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Power ground


  > > Thin radial wires on the surface of the earth serve no
  > useful prupose
  > > regarding electrical safety of the service entrance.  We
  > hams use radials to
  > > improve the coupling (capacitive) between the earth/dirt
  > and our vertical
  > > antenna current return path(s) at 1.8 + MHz.  These thin
  > wires will do
  > > nothing to shunt to ground several hundred or more Amps of
  > 60 Hz fault
  > > current from the utility.
  >
  > Neither does a ground rod. It takes a massive buried wire
  > system or a large array of deep rods to even handle minor
  > fault currents from the power line.
  >
  > What people need to protect themselves and their property is
  > a common connection point for EVERY conductor entering the
  > building, so everything comes up together without a path
  > through the building.
  >
  > 73 Tom
  >
  >
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