I use half-inch braid with compression fittings on three ground rods (at the house). Vertical antenna is mounted on a pipe, 75 feet away. coax braid is grounded to the pipe. I will try adding a rod or two at the pipe. Thanks for the suggestions.
I wouldn’t worry about it. It IS grounded via the coax shield to your equipment. Since it’s not out in the wind and other elements, you don’t have to worry about static electricity buildup (or lightning strikes) which is the main concern here-prompting an outside ground (or earthing, really) rod and lightning arresters.
@@lordofthemound3890A nearby strike will induce a large current in the antenna and that’s what I’m looking to protect against. The simplest is to disconnect the antenna from the radio when not in use, but that’s not 100% reliable. I’m just wondering how most hams solve this problem. Or if there’s a standard solution that doesn’t involve running coax to a lightning arrestor outside the house and then back in the house.
So I have a single pole mast that sits on a home made ground stake plate that goes about a foot deep. The way I understand it, that will help some. But should I still use a ground stake with it? I have some very heavy gadgets stranded aluminum cable from a house primary, can I use that in place of copper? Thanks in advance
I use half-inch braid with compression fittings on three ground rods (at the house). Vertical antenna is mounted on a pipe, 75 feet away. coax braid is grounded to the pipe. I will try adding a rod or two at the pipe. Thanks for the suggestions.
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That answered questions I did not know I had. Thank you
I have a similar antenna in my attic. How do I ground that? If you already have a video on grounding indoor antennas please post a link.
I wouldn’t worry about it. It IS grounded via the coax shield to your equipment. Since it’s not out in the wind and other elements, you don’t have to worry about static electricity buildup (or lightning strikes) which is the main concern here-prompting an outside ground (or earthing, really) rod and lightning arresters.
@@lordofthemound3890A nearby strike will induce a large current in the antenna and that’s what I’m looking to protect against. The simplest is to disconnect the antenna from the radio when not in use, but that’s not 100% reliable. I’m just wondering how most hams solve this problem. Or if there’s a standard solution that doesn’t involve running coax to a lightning arrestor outside the house and then back in the house.
So I have a single pole mast that sits on a home made ground stake plate that goes about a foot deep. The way I understand it, that will help some. But should I still use a ground stake with it? I have some very heavy gadgets stranded aluminum cable from a house primary, can I use that in place of copper? Thanks in advance
I ground nothing. If 'they' predict any storms I disconnect my antenna(s). I'm not the only one . . .