RE: [Repeater-Builder] DC Ground Lightning Protection on antenna????

2009-06-29 Thread Gary Schafer
age- > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater- > buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Lemmon > Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 7:42 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] DC Ground Lightning Protection on > antenna > >

Re: [Repeater-Builder] DC Ground Lightning Protection on antenna????

2009-06-29 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Here's a little more info regarding lightning protection. http://www.polyphaser.com/cms_spol_app/techdocs/Coax%20Cable%20Entry.pdf Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: "Eric Lemmon" To: Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 8:41 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] DC G

RE: [Repeater-Builder] DC Ground Lightning Protection on antenna????

2009-06-29 Thread Eric Lemmon
If the tower is bolted to galvanized pipe that is embedded in concrete of which a significant amount is in contact with soil, you have a "concrete-encased grounding electrode" which is hard to improve upon. It is not likely that a ground rod would be worthwhile, since damp concrete (concrete in in

Re: [Repeater-Builder] DC Ground Lightning Protection on antenna????

2009-06-29 Thread Chuck Kelsey
A fiberglass antenna will probably not survive a lightning strike, no matter what you do with grounding. What you really want to do is protect the remaining equipment. I suggest you go to http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/ and start reading up. There's a ton of info there - including ground