Roof Antenna Grounding Instructions

How do i ground my outdoor antenna.

Roof antenna grounding instructions.

Starting from scratch at david s place we attached the pole brackets to the chimney with the kit s. We put together the antenna by following the included instructions. Try to keep your ground wire runs as short as possible and avoid making 90 degree turns or bends. To bond a grounding wire to the antenna mast you can use either a ground strap or pipe clamp.

If you need to bend the ground wire make the bends as gradual and as smooth as possible. Using a wire mounting bracket fasten the ground wire to your ground rod tightly. Notice the clamp on the ground wire in the picture above. Locate your house service ground wire.

An alternative is a pipe clamp which is heavy duty and made of steel with serrated adapters. Urban rooftop ham radio antenna step 1. An example is the 90628 ground pipe clamp by morris products. Basically we needed to.

Connect the antenna to. Securely fasten the grounding wire to the side of your house using staples or other zip screw type wire clamp suitable for the job. Insulated offsets should be screwed into your wall to make sure the ground wire sits away from your home as it travels to the ground. Connect the ground wire to the house ground.

Run cable up.