If you go to my "Shack Web Site", you will see in part what Gary is
talking about ....
I dope ground rods and the whole bit.
The site is large so give it a minute to load...
http://www.kc4pe.com/pix.htm
Enjoy..!!
-Bill
kc4pe@bellsouth.net
At 01:21 PM 11/1/2007, Gary Schafer wrote:
>You should mount them on a plate at the shack entrance and not at the tower.
>Do ground the shields of the coax to the tower at the base of the tower. Use
>a copper or aluminum plate to mount all your suppressors on (a common plate)
>and ground that well. The plate should be near ground level outside your
>shack so you have a very short ground lead to your earth ground. That ground
>lead ideally should be wide copper strap and no more than 4 to 6 feet to
>your first ground rod. For an adequate ground you should have several ground
>rods connected by buried radials running out away from the house. Polyphaser
>tells you how to do this too.
>
>73
>Gary K4FMX
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> > bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of RICHARD SOLOMON
> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 12:13 PM
> > To: TowerTalk
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Polyphaser Questions
> >
> > Is there a distributor for Polyphaser or does one buy direct ?
> >
> > What is the best way to mount them ? I didn't find any mounting info on
> > the
> > Polyphaser website. I think a flat plate bolted to the tower legs with U-
> > Bolts ??
> > or what ?
> > The shack is about 80' from the tower. My plan is to install a set of
> > Polyphasers
> > at the tower and run the Coax and Rotor Control cable through conduit
> > under-
> > ground (12" or so). Would it add any value to have another set of
> > Polyphasers
> > at the shack entrance ?
> >
> > Thanks for any help,
> >
> > 73, Dick, W1KSZ/7
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