Hey all - I am planning my grounding system for my new tower. I am going to run multiple ground rods. I have a bunch of really old 9913 and RG-8U. What would be the best way to use this to connect gr
I don't think that is a good plan at all. That is not the right tool for the job, and the braid on the coaxial stranded and far too wimpy for the job. Why are you cutting corners on such an important
Look again - 30 is the weight, not the price. -Scott, WU2X _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.
OK -- er... ah.... OOPS.... Nevertheless... I think one should get the right tool for THIS job even if it costs substantially more than the cost or some scrap wire that might be pressed into to servi
Center conductor on RG-213/RG-8, etc. is AWG 13. and typically stranded. Or? I'll be cadwelding the wire You can't.. the welding molds aren't designed for braid or tiny wire. I You've just hit on the
Off hand comment: "many instructions" doesn't necessarily mean they're right, especially if they are fourth or fifth hand repetitions of some original source that was either wrong from the start or h
I'll take several issues with that. First, NEC bonding to earth electrodes IS specifically for lightning protection. That is the purpose of an earth connection. One function of NEC bonding between e
I recently did extensive bonding at N6RO to cure some hum/buzz problems. I made very good use of the braid of some junk RG8. The copper braid of a good RG8 and RG11 designed for transmitting or for h
--Original Message-- I'll buy lightning protection, but not lightning dissipation (at least not from a direct strike). As you mention below, it keeps all the pieces at (about) the same relative volta
What we are looking for is a conductive plane to serve as a return for RF current and for the E and M fields associated with antenna current. While the earth CAN serve this function, it does so rathe
"Many instructions from tower manufacturers" means the first line of instructions that come with the tower or antenna, not some second hand pass down version for some other product or situation. "Man
No matter.. your statement didn't reference *original manufacturer's* instructions:"Many instructions for towers and antennas say not to use braided or stranded wire, but only use thick, solid, coppe
Yeah... only the lawyers are sure to win. Even the winner loses the cost of his attorney fees in most cases. I liked that part the best. ;-) == Happy trails - JHR == both parties in a civil dispute w