How To Ground Roof Antenna

Connect 8 gauge wire to a copper clad ground rod driving it at least 4 feet into the ground.

How to ground roof antenna.

Most people use a galvanized steel ground strap such as this one. Attach the wire to one of the mount bolts. Connect the ground wire to the house ground. An alternative is a pipe clamp which is heavy duty and made of steel with serrated adapters.

To protect yourself from a direct strike attach a lightening arrester to the antenna mast. To bond a grounding wire to the antenna mast you can use either a ground strap or pipe clamp. In other words the arrow points at the tv transmitter. The preferred way to ground an antenna is by using your house service ground.

Securely fasten the grounding wire to the side of your house using staples or other zip screw type wire clamp suitable for the job. Try to keep your ground wire runs as short as possible and avoid making 90 degree turns or bends. Pointing the tv antenna properly should not be neglected. Once you attach the mast you can re coat the part of the mount where the coating was removed turn the ground wire toward the ground.

An example is the 90628 ground pipe clamp by morris products. Notice the clamp on the ground wire in the picture above. That is the direction the tv antenna should be orientated when aiming at the tv transmitter. If your antenna mast is painted or coated scrape off the coating around the area you plan to connect to the mount.

Please check out the nec manual linked above for more information. We would also recommend checking your local electrical codes to make sure you are in compliance or even look into having a professional electrician advise and or install for you. If you need to bend the ground wire make the bends as gradual and as smooth as possible. Knowing how to ground or earth an antenna system can be a key factor in the operation of some antennas.

The arrows in the pictures below indicate the direction the tv antenna receives signal from.