[Elecraft] OT- Tower grounding

[Jack Brindle]

This would be a very good question for the Tower Talk mailing list, where there are plenty of experts who can help you.

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Jack Brindle, W6FB

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On May 9, 2013, at 11:16 AM, W8JH <hoffmaninvestments at adelphia.net> wrote:

> I have a new tower and have a grounding question.  My tower is on the west
> side of the house.  The service entrance is on the east side of the house
> and the house is about 55 feet long.
> I understand I should tie together the tower ground rod and the service
> ground rod.  The question is about how best to accomplish this with two
> options apparent to me.
> 1. Run a ground wire into the house and connect to the water pipes.  This is
> about a 10 foot run to the water pipes which are tied to the service
> entrance ground at the other end of the house.
> 2. Bury a wire around the house to tie the two together.  This would be
> about a 75 foot run.
> 
> Asking the collective wisdom here- option 1 or option 2?
> 
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> 73,
> 
> Joe, W8JH
> K3 1713, KPA 132
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