|
This is all excellent information. Thank you both. I hadn't considered the impedance of the soil - that is a great point.
So after reading all of this, I don't see any point in installing a ground rod at all. (This is assuming the antenna is on the opposite side of the house as the service.) Just run the ground wire (both shield and mast) back and connect it to electrical service ground, even though it's far, and you're done. The impedance of that run will still be less than the impedance of the soil back to the service ground point. Agree?
Thank you all again - I have learned a lot from this discussion!
|