[TowerTalk] Grounding of COAX run

[John Wagner]

> 
> Hi again folks,
>  
> Wherever I read the details here, I see that the coax (es)  
> runs should be 
> grounded at the base of the tower before routing to the  shack.
>  
> So, does this mean that I scrape off a piece of the jacket 
> and  strap the 
> shield to ground?  I suspect some folks just put a tight 
> clamp  around the coax 
> and tie the clamp to the ground.
>  
> I just want to do the best thing.
>  
> Regards,  Warren A Wolff; W5KKW; Extra Class (CW  Rules!!) 
> _______________________________________________

Polyphaser among others makes a clamp for just this application. It provides
the transition to copper grounding material and even has some stuff to seal
the braid on the coax.

73 John