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?
