On 9/2/19 1:42 AM, Chris Icide wrote:
For anyone who isn't familiar with coaxial cable grounds for tower mounted cables, I put together a little album of images from putting one together on 7/8 helaix style cable. you can find it here https://imgur.com/a/F2x9Ieh
Cool! Couple things, turn the load bar till it breaks the slot for the driver and try not to use a female connector on the cable, a male is much harder to damage. A NF-NF bullet can be used and then if the tower monkey breaks it, you can replace the bullet vs. having to replace the connector at height. I used a 7/8" one of these and some braided tinned copper as "fill" to ground 10 runs of shielded cat5 at one of our sites. Wrap the braid around the first cable, then add the second, wrap it around again, and so on. This makes it thick enough to attach to and gives great conductivity to ground. Ensure you put butyl wrap around each individual cable end to seal it up too. We do this at the top of the tower and then at the entrance. We've yet to lose a radio to lightning, even after numerous direct strikes on the site. 73's -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - Voice http://bryanfields.net