We ground all cables from antennas and/or radios at top by mast/tower and before it enters cabinets...we use two or three points depending on length of cable runs. As I have stated before, we use an aerial rod with as a direct path to ground rod/ring we can install. We use the Franklin method which has worked well for us whether is an MDS, Schneider or Freewave radio using Heliax RF cable or a POE powered type radio such as Ubiquiti , Mimosa or Cambium using Ethernet cable.
Happy Thanksgiving Jaime Solorza Wireless Systems Architect 915-861-1390 On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 8:28 AM, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappytelecom.net> wrote: > There is a reason for grounding anything ... > > Just connecting stuff for the sake of connecting to ground is not a good > thing, actually is a bad thing. > > There is a reason why the outer core/conductor shield of LMR cable is > connected to the ground using the kits being described, and typically that > reason does not apply to the doing the same with Shielded Ethernet cable. > > I would strongly suggest that folks try to gain an understanding on what > they are doing and why they are doing it, rather than hey I see him do this > so I am going to do it as well... :) > > There are a number of great documents that address what to do and why to > do so.... one such article was / is done by Chris S of Netonix ( posted in > the netonix forums), pretty comprehensive, and done with adequate > explanations. > > Regards. > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Wednesday, November 23, 2016 10:18:51 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] CAT5e/6 tower grounding > > I've never tried those ground kits in real life. I'm assuming you > wouldn't use them on a foil shielded cable but rather one with armor. > > I don't think I would do it unless the tower owner made me do it. Even > where I was told it had to be R56 the guy doing the inspection was happy > with an SS at the bottom for the Ethernet. > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "That One Guy /sarcasm" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> > Sent: 11/22/2016 8:17:26 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CAT5e/6 tower grounding > > [image: Inline image 1][image: Inline image 2] > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > >> Lots of opinions about this. R56 doesn't really apply too well to things >> that are Ethernet and POE. >> Try to bring all grounds back to a single point. Bond things together >> like the ice bridge to the tower so you are not counting on the mechanical >> connection to also be the lightning circuit. >> >> People using my products use the grounding RJ45 plugs which interconnect >> to my surge protectors. >> You never know which direction the surge will be coming from either. >> Many times it comes in on the power. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Dev >> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 5:54 PM >> To: af@afmug.com >> Subject: [AFMUG] CAT5e/6 tower grounding >> >> >> I’ve heard it’s good to ground multiple places, like up by the radio, >> down by the turn to the ice bridge and inside the shelter, but how do you >> that (and is it necessary) with CAT5e/6? Do you strip a section off the >> insulation and tie the drain wire to multiple ground lugs? Sounds hard to >> do and not get water in the cable. I just have been running surge >> suppressors inside the building that the cable plugs into before heading to >> the switches/etc. What should I be doing? >> > > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. > > >
