Folks, thanks for all the input,
VE1BLL is correct, we are on well water...I had considered grounding to our well casing, however, that is about 60' from the house and I wasn't crazy about sending a lightning surge in the direction of my well pump (rather lose the phone than my water...).
I...
Thanks for your response. I'm on pretty solid rock...the foundation hole had to be blasted out. Unfortunately, the house electric service grounding rods are a long way from where the antenna is.
I am grounding the antenna mast strictly for lightning protection, not signal performance. My...
I am unable to drive a grounding rod for an outside celluar phone antenna more than 2' into the ground, due to shallow bedrock conditions. Does anyone have suggestions?
