Roof Antenna Grounding Instructions

Try to keep your ground wire runs as short as possible and avoid making 90 degree turns or bends.

Roof antenna grounding instructions. Urban rooftop ham radio antenna step 1. Notice the clamp on the ground wire in the picture above. An example is the 90628 ground pipe clamp by morris products. Run cable up.

Most people use a galvanized steel ground strap such as this one. An alternative is a pipe clamp which is heavy duty and made of steel with serrated adapters. To ground the mast of the antenna follow the manufacturer s instructions on where to attach the ground wire. If you need to bend the ground wire make the bends as gradual and as smooth as possible.

Securely fasten the grounding wire to the side of your house using staples or other zip screw type wire clamp suitable for the job. To bond a grounding wire to the antenna mast you can use either a ground strap or pipe clamp. Starting from scratch at david s place we attached the pole brackets to the chimney with the kit s. Connect the ground wire to the house ground.

How do i ground my outdoor antenna. Basically we needed to. Using a wire mounting bracket fasten the ground wire to your ground rod tightly. 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.

We put together the antenna by following the included instructions.