For the first time, I didn't get many replies to an inquiry on TowerTalk. Being
a ham-with-no-design-talents, I was looking for a construction article or some
DIY plans for a Single Point Ground "box" to go outside at my point-of-entry.
I do pretty well at actually building stuff that someone else designs, but
apparently there haven't been many such construction articles in books or
magazines? At least I haven't found any. I know many of you have built SPG
"boxes", so how about a photo or two of yours? Please send to me direct...
k3bz@arrl.net ....the reflector doesn't allow photos...and many thanks.
73, Jerry K3BZ
PS... I do thank those few that sent me replies... I'm hoping a few photos will
help me give your words more practical reality :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Nowak
To: Jerry Keller
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] SPG Panel Box
Polyphaser sells a copper panel that is mounted on particle board. This is
suitable for indoor applications but I like you wished to keep all the
strike energy out of the house so I used a Nema 12 wall mount enclosure.
This comes with a sub plate inside that mounts to studs. The problem is
that it is a painted baked on finish so I ordered a sheet of copper cut to
my specifications from Onlinemetals.com. and mounted it directly to the sub
plate. Worked out nice. You can purchase an enclosure in all sorts of
dimensions/options from most industrial electric distributors. Not cheap
but nice. From there just follow the advice from Polyphaser in their book
on lightning protection.
73,
Brad - n8snm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Keller" <k3bz@arrl.net>
To: "(Reflector) TowerTalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 1:33 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] SPG Panel Box
Can anyone direct me to magazine or book articles, or other sources of plans
for building a basic Single-Point-Ground panel box for mounting outside at
my point-of-entry? Jerry K3BZ
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