Antenna and service entrance SPG

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I posted a thread concerning antenna grounding on another forum, I found some links on the web including one of Mr Holts. One question that has come up is the antenna ground and bonding it to the service entrance grounding system, this makes sense to me but is there a code requirement for doing this?
Apparently Article 810 makes mention of this particular situation, I do not have a current copy of the code except the copies at work that we sell to contractors, so I cannot in good faith look into it during work hours, with that said, I ask another question, I read that the bonding "jumper" from the antenna ground to the service entrance ground system should be shallow buried, somewhere else I read that may not be the case, the article I read discussed step potential issues concerning a lightning storm, the article stated that teh bonding "jumper" should in fact be buried at the minimum code required 30". Where do I go from here?
 
Earthshaker said:
One question that has come up is the antenna ground and bonding it to the service entrance grounding system, this makes sense to me but is there a code requirement for doing this?

Yes.

the article stated that teh bonding "jumper" should in fact be buried at the minimum code required 30". Where do I go from here?
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Thanks Steve66, I will look into it, might as well forget the library though nothing newer in the technical realm in over 20 years, (budget cuts), and lack of interest.
 
steve66 said:
You can view the current edition of NFPA 70 (NEC) online for free at www.nfpa.org.

There may also be copies available at your library.

Steve
I can't find NEC 70 viewable version just old (2002) drafts
more info please, thanks R
Edit: found it!
 
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Thanks again Steve, I guess I will have to buy a book, the online version is ok but suffers in flexibility and my guess is that if more than 10 people are reading at the same time something tells me it will suffer more.
 
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