[TowerTalk] Lightning Protection - Telescoping Towers

[Mickey Baker]

As I move glacially forward with my telescoping tower installation, I'm
going to ground all coax shields at the base of the tower.

I wonder, however, about the wisdom of grounding coax at the top of a
telescoping tower. The "path to ground" of the top section of a telescoping
tower is convoluted - through the mechanical cabling and pulleys and the
sporadic mechanical contact of the sections of the tower itself, so the
value of bonding coax shields to the top section is questionable in my mind.

What are the thoughts on grounding coax at the top of a telescoping tower?

-- 
Mickey Baker
Fort Lauderdale, FL
“Tell me, and I will listen. Show me, and I will understand. Involve me, and
I will learn.” Teton Lakota, American Indian Saying.