[TowerTalk] Grounding tower guy wires

[Paul Kelley N1BUG]

No. The tower will be grounded by a copper straps, one from each leg, 
running out at least 50 feet (probably closer to 75 feet) with 8 foot 
ground rods spaced every 16 feet along them. As I understand it, the guy 
wires should also be grounded to help protect turnbuckles, anchor, etc. 
I just haven't found any specifics on this part.

73,
Paul N1BUG


bill rubin wrote:
> Just to clarify... Are you grounding the guy wires to protect the tower 
> ?  My understanding is that we ground the guy wires before the anchor to 
> protect the concrete from taking a lightning hit.  I used claps to 
> attach the ehs 1/4 wire to my copper wire, then grounded it just below 
> to a rod for each anchor point.
> 
> 73 Bill N1HWC