[TowerTalk] Grounding wire choices

[Gary Smith]

Thanks, From the comments I've received, 
#4 solid is what I'll be using. That's 
what I needed to know.

73,

Gary
KA1J

> I agree with Chick, my references say that #6 will survive a strike
> without fusing but it may come close.  I use #6 solid but have a few
> parallel paths so the current is spread out.  Have noticed that it
> seems common practice to use a coarse braided ground line in the south
> but don't know why.  Skin effect resistance might be lower but
> inductive reactance dominates the impedance so that shouldn't help
> much.-Mike-WA6ZTY
> 
>       From: Chick Allen via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
>  To: Gary at ka1j.com; towertalk at contesting.com 
>  Sent: Saturday, October 6, 2018 5:50 PM
>  Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Grounding wire choices
> 
> Take a look at Motorola R56 guideline for grounding.  Great
> publication.  If you can, include intermediate ground rods as R56
> will show.  In MHO, #6 is ok, but #4 would be better.  Stick with
> solid copper wire for grounding. GL 73 de Chick, NW3Y
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Smith <Gary at ka1j.com>
> To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sun, Oct 7, 2018 1:15 am
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Grounding wire choices
> 
> I am in the process of pounding in 
> grounding rods between the breaker box, 
> the roof mounted antenna ground wire and 
> the coax entrance. I will be bonding all 
> together.
> 
> The choice of wire I'm not sure about. #4 
> or # 6, solid or stranded. I'll be using 
> about 100' of it. It seems like the 
> thicker, the better but maybe #6 is fine? 
> I have no idea about stranded or solid, 
> seems like for this, solid would have 
> greater mass & be better? I have no idea. 
> 
> #6 is a pick-up, #4 is an order.
> 
> The remote antenna is 370' away so I won't 
> be running it to there.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Gary
> KA1J
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