[TowerTalk] Tower as ground

[Gary Schafer]

Assuming you are talking about a lightning ground. The tower by itself is
not a good ground, as described. It can be considered a supplemental ground
rod and should have several ground rods installed near the tower that are
attached to the tower legs.

A wire run down the side of a tower is a waste of copper as the impedance of
the tower metal is much lower than that of a wire run down the tower. Use
the tower as the conductor.

73
Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim WB5OXQ inb Waco, TX
> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 11:38 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower as ground
> 
> If a tower is installed several feet deep in the ground probably in
> concrete is the tower itself consaidered a good ground for an antenna that
> requires one or should a ground wire be connected to the antenna and run
> down a tower leg to a ground rod driven into soil?
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