[TowerTalk] tower ground question

[Jim Lux]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott McClements <kc2pih at gmail.com>
>Sent: May 29, 2008 8:16 AM
>To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] tower ground question
>
>On 5/29/08, David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com> wrote:
>> That's why Cadweld connections should be used to bond to the rebar, and
>> it isn't any more difficult to do that than to bond the ground wires to
>> ground stakes.  I bought the mold and materials to do so on eBay for
>> less than $30.
>
>I noticed on your installation, best I can tell, you used wire ties on
>the rebar. Is the tower bonded to all the rebar pieces?

>From an electrical code standpoint, wireties are acceptable for connecting the parts of the rebar together. There's no requirement for welding, for example.

Jim, W6RMK