[time-nuts] Thunderbolt setup

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Every place I have lived here in the US wants you to put a simple ground block on the antenna lead. It's not much of an arrestor compared to the "real thing". Since the auction sites will sell you the right part for less than $20 (at least they used to) there's not much reason to "do it wrong".

Bob

On Mar 16, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Heinzmann, Stefan (ALC NetworX GmbH) wrote:

> Chris Albertson wrote:
> 
>> I think the best setup is to put a 1" iron pipe on the roof that is
>> taller then any other vents or pipes up there but not so tall you
>> can't reach and work on the top.  Mount the antenna on that pipe and
>> run the cable trough the pipe, through the roof and then straight down
>> to the living space in the house.    Ideally the antenna cable run
>> would be a short perfectly vertical run but that is unlikely.  But
>> still you want the t-bolt in the living space and the antenna high on
>> the roof and the cable run minimized.
> 
> Isn't that an invitation for disaster in a thunderstorm? I'm sure the US has some definite rules on how such things need to be set up and grounded.
> 
> Cheers
> Stefan
> 
> 
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