If you need to bend the ground wire make the bends as gradual and as smooth as possible.
Roof antenna grounding instructions.
To bond a grounding wire to the antenna mast you can use either a ground strap or pipe clamp.
An example is the 90628 ground pipe clamp by morris products.
We put together the antenna by following the included instructions.
Using a wire mounting bracket fasten the ground wire to your ground rod tightly.
Connect the ground wire to the house ground.
Basically we needed to.
Urban rooftop ham radio antenna step 1.
An alternative is a pipe clamp which is heavy duty and made of steel with serrated adapters.
Connect the antenna to.
Try to keep your ground wire runs as short as possible and avoid making 90 degree turns or bends.
Run cable up.
Starting from scratch at david s place we attached the pole brackets to the chimney with the kit s.
Notice the clamp on the ground wire in the picture above.
To ground the mast of the antenna follow the manufacturer s instructions on where to attach the ground wire.
Locate your house service ground wire.
How do i ground my outdoor antenna.
Most people use a galvanized steel ground strap such as this one.