Hi Jamie, Happy Thanksgiving....
I would be interested in seeing some pictures of these that you are describing (if possible) and also if you have any ref. / docs/ explanation of the 'Franklin Method'.... 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: [email protected] > From: "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> > To: "Animal Farm" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 4:33:44 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CAT5e/6 tower grounding > 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 < [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] >>> From: "Adam Moffett" < [email protected] > >>> To: [email protected] >>> 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" < [email protected] > >>> To: " [email protected] " < [email protected] > >>> Sent: 11/22/2016 8:17:26 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CAT5e/6 tower grounding >>>> On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Chuck McCown < [email protected] > 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: [email protected] >>>>> 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.
