The question becomes, what are you trying to ground a tower or a non-pen? If just a non-pen I would do 6 awg,
I have always looked at distance from grounding source as well, to make the path of least resistance. The other thing to look at is if there is actually a good grounding source, you need to check resistance at the rod(s), corrosion plays a HUGE factor into "bad grounds". There are also RF Bibles out there that many guys follow, here is the motorola one: https://sites.auburn.edu/admin/facilities/spw-bid-calendar/11-150%20AU%20Regional%20Airport-Construct%20a%20Self-Supporting%20Radio%20Tower/Project%20Documents/1/Motorola_R56_2005_manual.pdf Just my opinion. Erich Kaiser North Central Tower er...@northcentraltower.com Office: 630-621-4804 Cell: 630-777-9291 On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > NEC would lead you to believe that. > > *From:* Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 08, 2015 8:51 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ground Conductor Size > > > Isn't ground always supposed to be 6 awg? > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > On Dec 8, 2015 10:48 AM, "Nate Burke" <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: > >> Is there a chart of 'rule of thumb' for ground conductor size? I'm >> guessing that like a little satellite dish non-pen, would need a smaller >> ground wire than say a non-pen Sled that can hold a full Cell Array. Does >> it have somethign to do with the amount of conductive surface area? >> >
