[amsat-bb] Antenna Mounted Preamps

[Glenn Little WB4UIV]

Until you get your grounding issues corrected, you are wasting money 
on tower mounted preamps.

See MIL-HDBK-419 for information.

https://www.wbdg.org/ccb/FEDMIL/hdbk419a_vol1.pdf

https://www.wbdg.org/ccb/FEDMIL/hdbk419a_vol2.pdf

This is the two volumes.

Ensure that the tower is properly grounded to the service entrance ground.
Eight foot ground rods every 16 feet bonded, 18" below grade with #2 copper.

73
Glenn
WB4UIV
Lightning mitigation in a previous job.



At 11:14 PM 6/14/2015, Nicholas Mahr wrote:
>Hi All,
>I need two antenna mounted pre-amps, one for 70CM and one for 2M... We had
>outside preamps but they got hit my lightning long ago, all we have are
>preamps in the house. With that being said where you do you recemmend
>buying a very good antenna mounted preamp? I cannot really find anything
>anywhere that sells preamps anymore.
>
>73 KE8AKW
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