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Flashgordon
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Username: Flashgordon

Post Number: 9
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 9:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hi,
i just got a new base antenna and getting ready
to put it up. just wandering should i ground the
antenna or just ground the pole it will be on.
i have heard to ground the pole and not the
antenna, is this right? i thought the antenna
ground plane should be grounded.
thanks for any help

flashgordon
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Kid_vicious
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Username: Kid_vicious

Post Number: 1915
Registered: 9-2004
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 9:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

its best to run a heavy gauge (like bigger than 8 ga.) solid copper wire down the mast to the ground rod.
attatch this wire to the U-bolts that hold the antenna to the mast if possible.

the reason is that masts have multiple sections that are only "physically" connected.
that could be a high resistance point and impede the path to the ground rod.
multiple ground rods are also a good idea.
matt
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Road_warrior
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Username: Road_warrior

Post Number: 1783
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 9:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Probably the best would be to ground from
antenna brackets to ground-rod with heavy
gage wire or copper strap. Most masts are
painted or if using multiple pieces of mast
they are not making good connection with
each other.
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Kid_vicious
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Post Number: 1919
Registered: 9-2004
Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 4:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

wow! RW, are we on the same page or what!?

so there ya go flash,
motioned, and seconded.
matt
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Road_warrior
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Username: Road_warrior

Post Number: 1787
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 6:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yep we are Kid
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Flashgordon
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Username: Flashgordon

Post Number: 10
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 10:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thanks for all the help, everyone.
just got the antenna up and grounded just
like everyone said. i put in a ground rod
9ft long in the ground and used #8 wire from
the u-bolts to the ground rod. it talks great
with a swr of 1.2 to 1
thanks again for everyones help
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Spiderleggs
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Username: Spiderleggs

Post Number: 39
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 12:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Does that work for beams also?
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Tech808
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Username: Tech808

Post Number: 10655
Registered: 8-2002


Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 12:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Spiderleggs,

YES, ALL ANTENNA'S.

On ALL my Antenna's, Beams and IMAX and 2/6 Meter I have all mast pipe's Bolted together along with the Antenna's grounded to the mast pipe's and the mast pipe's grounded to the tower's and all 3 legs of the tower's grounded.

MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS GROUNDED!

Hope this help's,

Lon
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