[Elecraft] OT- Tower grounding

[Don Wilhelm]

Joe,

Option 2 only.
In fact, if you want to make it even better, run a #6 copper wire all 
around the perimeter of the house with a driven ground rod anywhere it 
makes a turn more than 30 degrees.  That perimeter wire provides a path 
for lightning instead of allowing it to punch a hole in your building 
foundation.

I would also suggest at least 3 radial wires from the tower (length at 
least 1/2 the tower height) with driven ground rods spaced twice the 
length of the ground rod.

There is good information on grounding at the Polyphaser website.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/9/2013 2:16 PM, W8JH 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?
>