6 gauge solid copper is what we do -----Original Message----- From: "Jay Weekley" <par...@cyberbroadband.net> Sent: 12/8/2015 10:08 AM To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground Conductor Size
Distance from what you are grounding to your ground point is often a factor. I've got a chart for NOC grounding but I'm not sure if that is applicable to Nate's project. Josh Luthman wrote: > > 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 > <mailto: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? >