How do you expect to get any advice if people cannot give you the
description and suggested source of the sought for device(s).
I am quite sure that you cannot easily manufacture the required
grounding blocs yourself????
73, Carl VE9OV (Somewhat perplexed)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Noel" <yaesurig@msn.com>
To: "'TowerTalk'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 3:14 PM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Grounding control cable/Rotator control box
> Thanks to everyone who has responded to my query about grounding my
> control cable/rotator control unit. But at the risk of sounding
> unappreciative of all the good advice I've gotten here on Towertalk. I
> feel it necessary to mention my dislike with what seems like constant
> pushing of one device or another when someone asks for information.
>
> Based on the responses it would appear that some don't even read the
> message and assume you're looking to purchase whatever they happen to
be
> peddling. I'm really not interested in purchasing a polyphazer or
> monophazer or whatever other device. If I were I'd ask for it. It's
> great when people tell you what works for them under like
circumstances.
> But too often it seems the responses are geared toward selling you
this
> or that, even when it may not be what you're looking for.
>
> I use towertalk for information from other hams regarding all things
> tower related. I know some on here will have interests in commercial
> products and so it may be natural to lean towards their products.
But,
> personally I'm not interested in the subtle solicitations to purchase
> your products. I know some will be offended by that but someone had
to
> say it.
>
> That said. My tower is grounded with three #2 stranded copper wires
> from each leg each going to three 8ft copper ground rods spaced 16ft
> apart. Thanks especially to Roger Halstead's great website on how he
> did his. Anyway, each rod/wire point is exothermically welded using
> Caldweld oneshots. The shields of the two coax cables going up the
> tower are each grounded at the base of the tower. At the shack
> entrance, I've built my own single point ground where my station
> equipment is grounded to other ground rods just outside. My coax
> cables all connect to a grounded antenna switch, also goes to the SPG,
> so if I disconnect the radio side of the switch my radios are isolated
> from static or possible lightening strike. This method still leaves
the
> coax going to the antennas grounded. So I'm not worried about my coax
or
> antenna ground.
>
> What is NOT grounded is the control cable going up the tower and
neither
> is the control unit itself, a Yaesu G-450XL, since it does not seem to
> have a ground lug for this purpose. The control cable is a shielded
six
> pair cable. I use two conductors for each rotator connection. And
I've
> grounded the shield of the control cable also at the base of the
tower,
> but not the conductors themselves. This is my problem at the moment.
As
> the control cable conductors build up static as they have no path to
> ground and go directly to the rotator control box. Anyone familiar
> with how to resolve this I'd appreciate the advice.
>
> Thanks
> Noel
>
>
>
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