Great post. You explained the process and the logical steps involved. You even touched upon grounding. If you want to know about how to properly do it, Google ‘communications site grounding’. That should connect the dots. The important topic is ‘bonding’ (cadweld) and using 8 foot rods.
Also…appreciate the insights and viewpoints about Oregon. We have a place in Eastern Oregon and can relate to the political climate of the state.
excellent point about grounding, there is a lot of info on how to handle antenna and comm sites, what I found concerning was that I don't see many houses, espcially newer ones with lighting rods. I guess they asumme the aluminum siding or whatever they use nowadays is good enough… sorry about Oregon, I am trying to divest the rest of our property there, it takes time. — If you think they handled COVID and forest fires badly, wait till you guys get the next earthquake.
You’re right about the lighting rods and new construction. One would think that would be addressed by local building codes. On the grounding side of things, commercial buildings sometimes use what is called UFER.
great site to caclulate the power capacity https://pvwatts.nrel.gov/pvwatts.php
Good notes on capacity calculations https://x.com/tahaalasemi/status/1855602812505256355?s=46
Great post. You explained the process and the logical steps involved. You even touched upon grounding. If you want to know about how to properly do it, Google ‘communications site grounding’. That should connect the dots. The important topic is ‘bonding’ (cadweld) and using 8 foot rods.
Also…appreciate the insights and viewpoints about Oregon. We have a place in Eastern Oregon and can relate to the political climate of the state.
excellent point about grounding, there is a lot of info on how to handle antenna and comm sites, what I found concerning was that I don't see many houses, espcially newer ones with lighting rods. I guess they asumme the aluminum siding or whatever they use nowadays is good enough… sorry about Oregon, I am trying to divest the rest of our property there, it takes time. — If you think they handled COVID and forest fires badly, wait till you guys get the next earthquake.
You’re right about the lighting rods and new construction. One would think that would be addressed by local building codes. On the grounding side of things, commercial buildings sometimes use what is called UFER.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufer_ground