[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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