Hi xowi, Thanks for watching. The antenna tower is grounded to a an 8 foot ground rod and the RG6 coaxial TV antenna cable has a grounding block near the bottom of the tower that is also connected to the 8 foot ground rod. Is the tower lightening protected is an interesting question since it depends on how much energy is in the lightning bolt. I suspect if the tower took a direct hit there would be some steel and copper that would be vaporized (disappear) and repairs would be required.
I think your last was way too long. The instructions with my Wineguard antenna said no more than 30 inches of last above the rotator. Shorten your last to 36" and mount the antenna at 30 inches and you should be ok with the wind. Good luck.
I will never get why people watch these how to videos only to comment how it was done wrong. If you can or know of a better way then make your own video.
Thanks for posting, great tilt over tower is the antenna/tower lightening protected?
Hi xowi,
Thanks for watching. The antenna tower is grounded to a an 8 foot ground rod and the RG6 coaxial TV antenna cable has a grounding block near the bottom of the tower that is also connected to the 8 foot ground rod. Is the tower lightening protected is an interesting question since it depends on how much energy is in the lightning bolt. I suspect if the tower took a direct hit there would be some steel and copper that would be vaporized (disappear) and repairs would be required.
I think your last was way too long. The instructions with my Wineguard antenna said no more than 30 inches of last above the rotator. Shorten your last to 36" and mount the antenna at 30 inches and you should be ok with the wind. Good luck.
should have been mounted lower in the tower you needed at least 4 feet in the tower
Looks good to me.
I will never get why people watch these how to videos only to comment how it was done wrong. If you can or know of a better way then make your own video.