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My mast is grounded but the antenna is not connected to the mast so i only have one ground for the equipment,

multiple grounds made in different places such as your ground rods & your house electrical system ground back at the sub station can be dangerous in the event of a local lightening strike & certain fault conditions that can cause your homebrew earth to carry high current that could burn the shack down,

I know Hams that live in council owned housing who were caught using their own ground rods when the council did work on the house electrical systems,
the council remove them & warn you not to make your own grounds because of our regulations,
property insurance can be invalidated if you do your own thing

its recommended that you use fiberglass masts or trees to support antennas & ground free installs to minimise the risks,

stick to code for where you live.

<blockquote data-quote="bob85" data-source="post: 745523" data-attributes="member: 18">My mast is grounded but the antenna is not connected to the mast so i only have one ground for the equipment,&nbsp; multiple grounds made in different places such as your ground rods &amp; your house electrical system ground back at the sub station can be dangerous in the event of a local lightening strike &amp; certain fault conditions that can cause your homebrew earth to carry high current that could burn the shack down,I know Hams that live in council owned housing who were caught using their own ground rods when the council did work on the house electrical systems,the council remove them &amp; warn you not to make your own grounds because of our regulations,property insurance can be invalidated if you do your own thingits recommended that you use fiberglass masts or trees to support antennas &amp; ground free installs to minimise the risks,stick to code for where you live.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bob85, post: 745523, member: 18"] My mast is grounded but the antenna is not connected to the mast so i only have one ground for the equipment, multiple grounds made in different places such as your ground rods & your house electrical system ground back at the sub station can be dangerous in the event of a local lightening strike & certain fault conditions that can cause your homebrew earth to carry high current that could burn the shack down, I know Hams that live in council owned housing who were caught using their own ground rods when the council did work on the house electrical systems, the council remove them & warn you not to make your own grounds because of our regulations, property insurance can be invalidated if you do your own thing its recommended that you use fiberglass masts or trees to support antennas & ground free installs to minimise the risks, stick to code for where you live. [/QUOTE]

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