[TowerTalk] Grounding AN Wireless Towers

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Why not use a hose clamp with a piece of stainless shim for dissimilar 
metals protection?  I have a bunch of these and they have held up well 
in the weather.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 3/3/2013 3:03 PM, Adam Shirley WJ4X wrote:
> I use the beam clamps like the ones listed here:
>
> http://stormgrounding.electrical-insulators-and-copper-ground-bars.com/grounding-clamps.html
>
> 73!
>   -Adam
>    WJ4X
>
> On 3/3/2013 1:36 PM, Jerry Gardner wrote:
>> AN Wireless towers don't have round cross-section legs, but rather use flat
>> steel bent at a 60 degree angle for the legs. Most tower grounding
>> solutions that I've seen use fittings that clamp onto a round tower leg.
>>
>> For those of you you have installed AN Wireless (or similar towers), how
>> have you attached the grounding strap or wire to the tower legs at the base?
>>
>> 73, Jerry
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