Grounding of utility poles equipped with radio equipment
Grounding of utility poles equipped with radio equipment
(OP)
We are installing 50’ poles on with dedicated antennas & associated radio equipment will be mounted. I would like to see if there is anything with regards to grounding that we should be looking at or if the single pole ground rod would be sufficient.






RE: Grounding of utility poles equipped with radio equipment
Depends on the lightning activity at your location and how important the radio is.
An excellent reference for grounding design is the Motorola "Standards and Guidelines for Communications Sites" Publication R56.
Recommendations are given depending on how you classify the installation in terms of importance and reliability.
Document is easily found via Google search.
Regards,
RE: Grounding of utility poles equipped with radio equipment
RE: Grounding of utility poles equipped with radio equipment