• You can now help support WorldwideDX when you shop on Amazon at no additional cost to you! Simply follow this Shop on Amazon link first and a portion of any purchase is sent to WorldwideDX to help with site costs.
  • Click here to find out how to win free radios from Retevis!

Antenna Mounting Advice

Look at the map and you'll see that where I am located, Daytona Bch., FL not too fat from wavrider, he is more north and inland, but we see out share of T-storms and I have seen first hand what even a nearby strike will do to radio equipment not grounded properly! Funny how it will jump from one piece of equipment to another until it gets to you and voila, you just got hit as well! 2yrs ago it happened to my local pal. Got his radio, PS, rotor and control head and also exited through him. It knocked him back he said and hurt like hell. And this was from an indirect strike!! He has since gotten his things grounded much better needless to say LOL! Even with all the precautions I have taken I still unplug my coax and try to get it away from my equipment a bit. And also everything is unplugged from outlets!! It's not a total safeguard, but I have spent a lot of time, money, and effort to get it where it is. And I still need to add a few more ground rods!! Bottom line. This is a topic that does get overlooked by many, and it's one of the most important things you need to do as well as installing all other equipment. JMHO. Have a great day. And thanks for the link to the other thread CK! Great info there!!!
 
I used to live in Palm Harbor (west of Tampa, north of Clearwater), and I can attest to the thunderstorms in Florida being "sumpin' else". :LOL: I lost a modem in my laptop once, and the Dell tech asked me over the phone, do you get a lot of lightning in your area? I laughed out loud and said yeah, you could say that. Storms every day at about 2-3 pm, and those were the "normal" ones. The fun stuff came in with the downgraded hurricanes that were just tropical storms. Sometimes it would rain/thunder/lightning for days on end. Sure miss that place though!

73,
Brett
 
  • Like
Reactions: 222DBFL
Could you post a picture of your actual setup? Thanks.
Here is a couple of quick pics I took of the Polyphasers. You can see 2 of them for both my antennas connected to the copper ground clamp and a solid #4 gauge copper wire that is routed to my other 2 ground rounds.


20160526_085122_resized.jpg
[photo="medium"]4016[/photo]

20160526_085351_resized.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: 222DBFL
I would show you a pic of mine but all my #2awg solid is underground. And so are all my 10+ ground rods that spread over an area about the size of the back half of my house. From AC meter ground rod to antenna. Surge arrestor is located in a place that makes it almost impossible to see. But I used #2awg solid from the base of my antenna all the way to the other side of the house where my AC power meter is. All ground rods are tied together to form a single point ground system. This includes all my radio equipment as well.
The #2awg solid tinned copper wire. Same stuff they use on commercial cell sites and such for grounding tower and shelter and all equipment. And I mean all equipment!! All cabinets in the shelter are also isolated from the floor with isolating templates made of non conductive materials.
There is a lot that goes into a proper grounding system like Fourstringburn has stated and it does cost quite a bit of money to do it the right way IMO. Use good wire, both #2awg tinned solid copper and #2awg THHN wire as well. And then the grounding rods. Get the 5/8" ones and if you have a place that deals with fencing and such close to you, check there for 10ft ground rods. But for GP, the ones at Home Depot, the 5/8" x 8' ones will work fine. Read up on how to build ask ground a commercial radio or cell site tower and shelter/equipment, to get a good understanding of what a good ground system is and what you should be looking at doing as well. Yes it may seem like overkill, but I promise there is no such thing when it comes to Lightning/EMP protection! JMHO. I was able to put the system I have together from parts from my previous job of 17yrs. Surge arrestors, ground rods, wire, surge arrestors, coax, and many other things I was able to obtain. All scrap stuff or stuff being taken from cell sites that were being decommissioned. I was able to get my hands on quite a few poly phaser surge arrestors that I had to make some changes to to get to work on the freqs I wanted. A few were the DC to 3G type, but a lot were made for 700/800/1900/2100 MHz, so there are some parts that have to be removed and replaced with the proper values of components. The Huber Suhner ones I got were all the DC to 3GHz type. And all are GDT (Gas Discharge Tube) type ones, both the Polyphaser and Huber Suhner ones. At any rate like I said, Google grounding of a commercial radio tower and you will find some good info!! And if Fourstringburn happens to post up some of his setup it may help, but if his is like mine there isn't much to see as most wire is underground I would venture to say. At any rate, sorry for the rambling, but hope this helps some and gets your mind stirring as to what you need to get. Start with at least 3-5 ground rods of the 5/8" x 8' ones and some heavy wire. Remember, you are trying to dissipate a lot, and I mean ALOT of energy! Keep this in mind as well. Again, hope this helps and be safe. Good day.
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.
 
Here is a couple of quick pics I took of the Polyphasers. You can see 2 of them for both my antennas connected to the copper ground clamp and a solid #4 gauge copper wire that is routed to my other 2 ground rounds.


View attachment 18137
[photo="medium"]4016[/photo] View attachment 18136
Thanks.. I see your poly phaser is right on the ground. The problem with my setup is that the coax will enter the house near a hole in the roof, as my radio is on the top floor of the house. So, if I put the poly phaser on the ground, I will run coax from the roof 21 feet down to the poly phaser on the ground, and then back up to the antenna 31 feet in the air. Does that make sense? Or can the poly phaser be located up higher near my antenna/coax?

Yes, I am confused.... and dazed... but I want to do this right.

Here's a pic of current setup, which I will soon change...You can see the coax near the top of the house. I reckon y'all ain't going like that chimney being so near!!!

E5A4ECEA-3294-43EB-A3E2-ADA51AD78061.jpg
 
I would leave your coax where it is.

Since you have a galvanized metal mast, you could just bolt a Polyphaser on the pole itself below the antenna feed-point and use a short coax jumper between the antenna and the antenna out connector from the Polyphaser.

Even though your mast is dug into the ground some, I would still recommend driving at least 1 or more 8 ft. ground rods at least 3 ft. from the antenna mast and attach the proper size ground clamp near the base for your mast. Then run 4 gauge solid copper ground wire from the mast ground clamp to the ground rod(s). See pic below for an example.


MAST CLAMP
ground_wire_antenna.jpg




GROUND ROD CLAMP
upload_2016-5-26_22-20-0.jpeg




The idea here is to break the coax line and ground the coax shield. This actually provides a good D.C. ground in series all of your radio equipment connected to this coax line.

Then in the event of a high static discharge near the antenna, the Polyphaser should blow the internal gas charge tube therefore shorting the coax's center conductor and sending this current to ground.

As I said before, your fiberglass antenna probably won't survive but at least all your connected radio gear has a more than fair chance.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 222DBFL
Fourstring, only 4 gauge wire hey? ;) I used some 000 gauge for my ground leads. :p Those are home made lugs from half inch copper pipe installed with Silfoss brazing rods.

nfimg2366xij


The base of the tower has since had all legs connected with more half inch copper pipe right at the bottom.

my20120502154613229j


I like overkill when it comes to grounding. :D
 
  • Like
Reactions: fourstringburn
Fourstring, only 4 gauge wire hey? ;) I used some 000 gauge for my ground leads. :p Those are home made lugs from half inch copper pipe installed with Silfoss brazing rods.

nfimg2366xij


The base of the tower has since had all legs connected with more half inch copper pipe right at the bottom.

my20120502154613229j


I like overkill when it comes to grounding. :D
Yeah 4 guage wire is just a minimum since it will fit nicely into the slots on those pipe clamps with the set screw. Nice homebrew setup for the grounds!

I would agree the larger diameter the better.

Overkill on grounds should be the norm.
 
I would leave your coax where it is.

Since you have a galvanized metal mast, you could just bolt a Polyphaser on the pole itself below the antenna feed-point and use a short coax jumper between the antenna and the antenna out connector from the Polyphaser.

Even though your mast is dug into the ground some, I would still recommend driving at least 1 or more 8 ft. ground rods at least 3 ft. from the antenna mast and attach the proper size ground clamp near the base for your mast. Then run 4 gauge solid copper ground wire from the mast ground clamp to the ground rod(s). See pic below for an example.


MAST CLAMP
ground_wire_antenna.jpg




GROUND ROD CLAMP
View attachment 18141




The idea here is to break the coax line and ground the coax shield. This actually provides a good D.C. ground in series all of your radio equipment connected to this coax line.

Then in the event of a high static discharge near the antenna, the Polyphaser should blow the internal gas charge tube therefore shorting the coax's center conductor and sending this current to ground.

As I said before, your fiberglass antenna probably won't survive but at least all your connected radio gear has a more than fair chance.
My confused mind needs a little more advice. If I use more than one ground rod, does that mean I will also use an equal number of mast clamps and ground wires running to each of the ground rods?

And, regarding the poly phaser - which I now have!!!! - if I bolt it to the mast pole as you suggest, should I also run a ground wire from the poly phaser to a ground rod, or is the mast pole sufficient for that?

Again, thank you sooo much for your advice.
 
My confused mind needs a little more advice. If I use more than one ground rod, does that mean I will also use an equal number of mast clamps and ground wires running to each of the ground rods?

And, regarding the poly phaser - which I now have!!!! - if I bolt it to the mast pole as you suggest, should I also run a ground wire from the poly phaser to a ground rod, or is the mast pole sufficient for that?

Again, thank you sooo much for your advice.

Glad to help!

Yes, each ground rod needs to be linked to each other so use 1 ground clamp on each ground rod so you can run the ground wire from each clamp to the other. Remember, one 8 ft. ground rod is better than none, but 3 is best.

Your mast is metal and conductive so your good to bolt the poly-phaser to it under the the antenna and use a short coax jumper as suggested. Then use a pipe mounting type ground clamp at ground level at the base of the mast and start running your ground wires to your ground rod(s) from there.

All these ground clamps can be found at most hardware stores. The ground clamps come in various sizes for 1/2 inch pipe all the way up to 3 inch pipe that I usually see in stock so finding them shouldn't be a chore.

Get the largest size solid bare copper wire that will fit in the ground clamp's holes.

Good luck!
 
Glad to help!

Yes, each ground rod needs to be linked to each other so use 1 ground clamp on each ground rod so you can run the ground wire from each clamp to the other. Remember, one 8 ft. ground rod is better than none, but 3 is best.

Your mast is metal and conductive so your good to bolt the poly-phaser to it under the the antenna and use a short coax jumper as suggested. Then use a pipe mounting type ground clamp at ground level at the base of the mast and start running your ground wires to your ground rod(s) from there.

All these ground clamps can be found at most hardware stores. The ground clamps come in various sizes for 1/2 inch pipe all the way up to 3 inch pipe that I usually see in stock so finding them shouldn't be a chore.

Get the largest size solid bare copper wire that will fit in the ground clamp's holes.

Good luck!
OK....soooo....

Is it:

1.) Three ground clamps on the Mast, with 3 ground wires running to 3 different ground rods

OR

2.) One ground clamp on the Mast, with 1 ground wire running from the Mast to 1 ground rod. And then, a ground wire running from the first ground rod to the second ground rod to the third ground rod?

Thanks for your patience with me!!! I'll get it soon enough! :)
 
If I were to do it I would use your option 1, and make sure the ground rods are equally spaced around the mast. That would ensure the area immediately around the mast would be more or less the same potential. Here is a diagram...

2e0mq1s.jpg

If you are grounding point is at the side of a building something like this is generally in order...
http://data:image/jpeg;base64,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

building-lightning-protection-system.gif




The DB
 

dxChat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
  • @ kopcicle:
    If you know you know. Anyone have Sam's current #? He hasn't been on since Oct 1st. Someone let him know I'm looking.
  • dxBot:
    535A has left the room.
  • @ AmericanEagle575:
    Just wanted to say Good Morning to all my Fellow WDX members out there!!!!!