I am using a fiberglass two piece antenna Patriot I think. I have a twenty foot steel galvanized pole the antenna is mounted on to the eves of the roof and to that is my Cobra 148 running off a power supply and that has a grounded power plug to my outlet. What I am wondering should I run a earth ground from the mast? And I also live in an area where lightning strikes often and actually hits the house or property several times a year. If I grounded the antenna would it help my output and would it save my radio?
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GROUNDING BASE ANTENNA?
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I am using a fiberglass two piece antenna Patriot I think. I have a twenty foot steel galvanized pole the antenna is mounted on to the eves of the roof and to that is my Cobra 148 running off a power supply and that has a grounded power plug to my outlet. What I am wondering should I run a earth ground from the mast? And I also live in an area where lightning strikes often and actually hits the house or property several times a year. If I grounded the antenna would it help my output and would it save my radio?
RF ground is not the same as an electrical ground.
You should ground your mast to a copper clad steel rod pounded in at the base. You should then run #6 AWG wire from that rod, to your electrical service grounding rod. Every 6 feet or so, you should pound in another rod.
You should also run a wire DIRECTLY from your radio, to a ground outside, using as short a length of wire as possible. That ground should also be linked to your electrical service ground rod.
Surface area is key.
Copper tape > wire for RF.
Georgia Copper - COPPER GROUND STRAP for GROUNDING AND BONDING
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@ heartbreaker3473:Hello gentlemen and Ladies. I have the dreaded RCI-2990 receive issue where my radio gets distorted when people get close to my location. I found the C90 Capacitor, but I can not for the life of me find the C89 capacitor. Can or does anyone have a picture of the exact location of C89 ? Thank you in advance, Wes
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@ AudioShockwav:Wes, it's better if you start a thread on the main forum, more people are going to see your question.
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@ heartbreaker3473:I put it in the general disscution help area and started a new thread. Thank you for letting me know.