On 1. it will be really difficult to completely isolate a piece of equipment unless it is designed to float but good luck. If you are truly going to isolate everything from ground then you won't need to worry about #2 as all will float. You should check that the antenna you are using don't require a ground plane. On 2. I Cadweld a 2/0 jacketed to an 8' rod at the top of the tower, not isolated. I then bond (15 ton Hydraulic Crimp) it to a bus bar 5' below the top for equipment grounds. Anywhere else there is a cluster of equipment I also put a bus bar. I then take that 2/0 to the bottom to the last bus bar and then into the ground ring.
> > > 1. *Wondering what materials people are using to isolate their mounts?* > What is sufficient? Would the rubber from a thick radiator hose be enough > to keep the lightning from coming through? Double thicknesses? > > > > One consultant recommended starboard, but I am not sure how I will craft > that into a work piece that would mold around a tower leg and be able to > grip it. > > > > 1. *What size wire should be going down the tower to bond to my tower > / electrical ground? * > > I am assuming it should be insulated but is normal THHN jacketing enough > to have it truly isolate from something jumping over or does it have be in > conduit. > > > > Paul > > > > Paul McCall, President > > PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. > > 658 Old Dixie Highway > > Vero Beach, FL 32962 > > 772-564-6800 <(772)%20564-6800> > > [email protected] > > www.pdmnet.com > > www.floridabroadband.com > > > > >
