[TowerTalk] Connection Tower to ground rods

[Tom WA9WSJ]

Hi Art,

I'll add my idea to the other good ideas listed, sometimes it's good to have options, they might inspire better methods!

Please check the link below, go about 3/4 down the page.

http://www.wa9wsj.com/antenna_page.htm

Although I have a Rohn 25G tower, the stainless steel U-bolt method will certainly work with the right size clamps for any round leg tower. Instead of a copper backing bar, as I used, you could use aluminum or steel etc. Just need something so the flat clamp that comes with the u-bolt doesn't bend when you tighten it down, you'll get the idea when you see the pic.

73
Tom


--- On Sun, 8/17/08, Artmouton <k5fnq at cox.net> wrote:

> From: Artmouton <k5fnq at cox.net>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Connection Tower to ground rods
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 12:10 PM
> I have hammered in two 8' copper ground rods.
> Will probably do two more later - they ain't cheap and
> not easy (although we 
> are all dirt and gumbo mud here in South Louisiana.
> 
> I now need to attach them to tower base.
> 
> I have some coax type shield or some very large wire.
> Which one would be best?
> 
> Then how to connect to ground rod - dissimilar metal
> connector?
> 
> How to connect to tower - Rohn 55G.
> Prior owner had painted it.
> I will brush off paint area at connection point but do not
> want to destroy 
> the coating - so how deep and how to connect to the tower
> leg?
> Tnx & 73,
> Art K5FNQ
> 
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