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About the grounding wire. My home eletrical system ground is on the complete other side of the house from the antenna on the garage. Is it ok to run a length of copper wire that far?
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I'm not an electrician, but yes 10 gauge copper.
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What about putting in a separate grounding rod behind the garage and using that instead?
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The code says that if you have a separate grounding rod it must be connected ("bonded") to the house electrical system ground with 6 gauge copper wire which is very expensive.
Satellite System Grounding
Part 2 - NEC Overview
Presented by Todd Humphrey
http://www.dbsinstall.com/diy/Grounding-2.asp
Todd Humphrey doesn't speak for the NFPA that publishes the NEC code, but he has some ideas that are helpful. The local electrical inspector has the final say if you are willing to get him involved. Some inspectors are more friendly than others; a local electrician could tell you.