[TowerTalk] What's best way to bypass rotor with ground strap?

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/1/2007 6:18:21 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  What is the best way/location to bypass the rotor with a  ground strap?
At the coax loop, at the rotor, elsewhere?  What's the  best way to do
it?  Coil the braid around the mast or just let it hang  out in a short
loop?
 
    What is the function of the ground strap bypass?  You've got electrical 
continuity thru the rotator already so I'm not sure why  you need an additional 
strap. 
 
    BTW braid is not recommended for any grounding  application. Eventually 
each strand will oxidize and be non-conductive to the  other strands. There'll 
be continuity end-to-end but not strand-to-strand so  you'll wind up with much 
more resistance than you started with rendering your  ground strap mostly 
useless. 
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services for hams
Cell: 206-890-4188
 
    



 



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