[TowerTalk] Shack to service entrance ground

Jim Brown jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
Sat Aug 19 13:29:10 EDT 2023


On 8/19/2023 7:35 AM, Mike H wrote:
> According the the ARRL Grounding and Bonding book, Good Practices and 
> Guidelines:
> 
> "Should I bond my tower to the station ground?
> 
> ...Once the distance (between tower and station) exceeds 40 to 50 feet, 
> however, the inductance of the ground conductor will be too high for the 
> bond to be effective."

Yes, BUT -- if there is 120VAC at the tower, a green wire must be 
carried with phase and neutral.

73, Jim K9YC


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