Totally agree On Jun 10, 2012, at 19:34, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Jim Lux <jim...@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> >> HOWEVER, your scheme is going to be tricky to pass muster with the >> National Electrical Code. Two aspects need attention: >> You need to have a ground wire from the mast to the ground point >> and >> You need to have some form of ground of the coax shield at the point >> where the coax enters the building. (a "listed antenna discharge unit" is >> the usual way). >> > > > Yes, all true. I didn't really want to right a book about it. Yes there > is flashing around the pipe. It is handled the same is for other pipes > that come up through the rook to vent plumping. And yes you ground the > pipe just like you ground an old off-the-air TV antenna mast and so on. > My VHF (two and four meter) antenna and by HF wire antenna all have > lightening arasters and big ground rod systems, and the ground rods are > tried together an. > > But you know what? If you simply place an automotive "puck" type GPS > antenna on your roof you have to do the same thing. It must be grounded > the same way, same lightening protection and so on. So in the end you may > as well put up a professional looking and permanent steel mast. It is not > that much more work. > >> >> Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.