[TowerTalk] Antenna/Tower Grounding (Lightning Protection)

[Michael Keane K1MK]

At 06:57 PM 1/4/07, Jim Lux wrote:
>At 10:08 AM 1/4/2007, donovanf at starpower.net wrote:
> >Effective January 1, 1006; tower grounding standards in the United
> >States are specified in ANSI/TIA-222-G-2005.
>
>
>Excellent..  so it's not the NEC, but rather TIA-222.  That's a
>pretty significant difference in most locations.  Most cities, etc.
>require compliance with NEC but not to TIA-222 (at least for
>non-commercial installations).
>
>
>That's a good thing.
>
>Jim

Actually the trend over the last several years has been the adoption 
of the International Building Code as the state building code, 
enforced statewide, in most states.  See: 
<http://www.iccsafe.org/government/stateadoptions.pdf>

The IBC incorporates ANSI/TIA-222 by reference, so compliance with 
ANSI/TIA-222 as well as NEC is now required to obtain a building 
permit in most jurisdictions.

73,
Mike K1MK

Michael Keane K1MK
k1mk at alum.mit.edu