How To Ground Roof Antenna

Using an antenna mast ground clamp run the other end of the ground wire you connected in step 2 to your antenna mast and secure it tightly.

How to ground roof antenna.

Grounding the mast is easy. Again the clamp you will need will depend on the diameter of your antenna mast. A wire from the antenna mount to a grounding source described below or a surge arrester. There are a few options for how to install lightning protection.

Grounding the coax cable with a coaxial lighting surge protector will protect your equipment from voltage surges created by nearby strikes but not from a direct strike. How to ground a tv antenna you can t just tell it to go to its room. The picture below from the national electrical code sums it up well. One is attached to the mast or pole on which the antenna is mounted.

It s recommended to use a separate clamp and not the one used to ground the coaxial to the house ground. Simply attach an 8 or 10 awg copper wire to the mast using a mast ground clamp and run the other end of the copper wire to the house ground. Both these wires terminate or are joined together at a place referred to as the power service grounding electrode system located at. Generally if you have a metal antenna mount on your roof that is over 5 feet tall you will want to ground that using a long copper wire.

Step 3 how to properly ground a tv antenna mast. To protect yourself from a direct strike attach a lightening arrester to the antenna mast. Step 4 how to ground your coax cable. Grounding the coaxial was the hard part.

Grounding serves a variety of purposes including prevention of being shocked and limiting the build up of static electricity. The picture shows two grounding wires attached to the antenna. The other is attached to the antenna coaxial cable. Knowing how to ground an antenna properly can make significant improvements to its performance whereas a poor ground or earth connection can mean that its performance is greatly impaired.