EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING ACCORDING TO NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 810 –"RADIO AND TELEVISION EQUIPMENT"

a Use No. 10 AWG (5.3 mm 2 ) copper. No. 8 AWG (8.4 mm 2 ) alu- minuet, No. 17 AWG (1.0 mm 2) copper-clad steel or bronze wire, or larger,as a ground wire.

b Secure antenna lead-in and ground wires to house with standoff insulators spaced from 4 – 6 feet (1.22 –1.83 m) apart.

CMount antenna discharge unit as close as possible to where lead-in enters house.

d Use jumper wire not smaller than No. 6 AWG (13.3 mm/) cop- per, or the equivalent, when a separate antenna-grounding elec- tride is used. See NEC section810-21(j).

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