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When Limited Energy Grounding Rules Actually Apply

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Are the 800 series articles intended to require that every single small antenna someone installs, such as for rural Internet, cell phone booster, GPS, or building automation controls with an Internet antenna be bonded to a grounding electrode/connected to the service neutral the same way that a satellite dish or TV antenna would be required to?
 
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Its just a #12 solid green, not a big deal to install. Also I have seen installers use some kinda special COAX that has that #12 or 14 bond wire along side of it.
 
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tortuga said:
Also I have seen installers use some kinda special COAX that has that #12 or 14 bond wire along side of it.
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Nothing special, it's just aerial coax with a messenger strand. You usually use it to go overhead from the pole to the building for cable TV. For satellite, just use the strand for a ground conductor.

-Hal
 
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