I just wonder if I can get some input. I was thinking putting a "stick (conducting)" on top of my tower well above any other installation. Connect the "stick" to a heavy wire that is well grounded in
Lightning doesn't always hit the highest point... 73! -Adam _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting
Hans, Why not make the ground rod functional. I use a 3 band (144/223/440) J-Pole on top of my tower. I have a TH-6DXX with a 2M 14el beam above that and then the J-Pole on top. I built it using 1/2,
Yes a lightning rod on top of the tower above everything else is a good idea. But it does no good to run a separate ground wire for the rod all the way down the tower. It will flash over to the tower
If you note the top antennas in http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/Tower29.htm they are 30 feet above the top of the tower. The cross boom, antennas, and mast have taken a number of direct hits.
What is the best way to do this and still keep water out of the cable? 73, John, K9MM _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailin
John, One way is to use brackets from DX Engineering http://www.dxengineering.com/Parts.asp?ID=3320&PLID=105&SecID=94&DeptID=19&P artNo=DXE-CGB-150 . I have one but haven't used it yet. I have a DX E
A low-cost solution is a strip of "holy angle" from Home Depot and a couple of U-bolts to attach to the tower. You'll need to drill out the angle a bit for bulkhead connectors, but the price is right
John: http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/2011-03/msg00337.html . I don't like the use of coax connectors on either side of a PL-258 barrel connector to provide this ground connectio
best is different for different people.. But.. bulkhead connectors on a bracket with waterproof connectors (or waterproofed connectors) is one way. The familiar Cable TV drop "grounding block" works
There are kits which can easily be copied, or you can use bulkhead connectors. I use a trrip of 1 1/4" X 1/8" Aluminum angle drilled for the bulkhead connectors and bracketed to two tower legs using
I don't like using barrel connectors and adding two PL-259's or other connector in line. To me it is adding a potential source of a problem at the most inopportune time. I use the ICE 360/380 bracket