[Elecraft] Is there a "grounding" Elmer on line?

[Rosa]

Hello all,
I am setting up my shack and have been confused about how to go about =
grounding the shack and the antennas. =20
This weekend I put up a 20' tall  (homebrew) guyed mast (top of mast is =
38' off the ground and is about 5 feet above the tree line) on my roof =
that will secure one end of a 102' G5RV for the K2 (#3346) I am building =
and a Diamond HV7A on top for a Quad band Yaesu FT-8900R.  I need to be =
comfortable with the grounding and lightening protection before I run =
the cables into the shack.
    One question is , can the same ground system be used for general =
grounding and for lighting protection?  Can a #10 solid copper wire tied =
to the base of the mast and run to a 5/8" grounding rod protect from =
lighting?=20
Can the same rod be used for the shack ground?  I remember reading =
someplace (can not find it again) that 5 rods were required for lighting =
protection, if so how far apart should they be and what size wire would =
be used to connect them.  I am kind of lost here, hope there is a =
grounding Elmer on the list.=20
  There were so many helpful replies to my ESD questions last week, I =
will take this opportunity to thank you all again and to thank you in =
advance for my new questions.
Sincerely,
73 de KC9DAO, Charles


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