FranktheTank Posted January 21, 2021 Report Posted January 21, 2021 Can anyone with a Base station setup tell me about your grounding and lighting protection? Should I put a lighting arrestor at the base of the antenna then connect the cable? Put lightning arrestor between two runs of cable? I am considering installing a Tram Browning BR-6140 fiberglass antenna in the roof. Quote
0 gortex2 Posted January 21, 2021 Report Posted January 21, 2021 Lightening protection should go at the point of ingress to your house/garage prior to the radio. If you have an antenna on a mast run cable down mast and as soon as you enter building you would put protection there. Radioguy7268 1 Quote
0 axorlov Posted January 21, 2021 Report Posted January 21, 2021 Lightning arrestor on the coax is an ideal, with short run of #8 wire to the ground rod nearby, but check local codes!Grounding mast and shield of the coax is a bare minimum, to discharge static electricity, that builds up just from wind blowing. It's not up to electrical codes, though. Quote
0 Radioguy7268 Posted January 22, 2021 Report Posted January 22, 2021 Any good discussion on radio grounding and surge protection should point you to the Motorola R56 guide as required reading. I believe the latest version is over 700 pages. Copies of previous versions are available online with a quick Google search. gortex2 1 Quote
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FranktheTank
Can anyone with a Base station setup tell me about your grounding and lighting protection?
Should I put a lighting arrestor at the base of the antenna then connect the cable?
Put lightning arrestor between two runs of cable?
I am considering installing a Tram Browning BR-6140 fiberglass antenna in the roof.
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