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Satellite installation/Grounding the dish?
One more question for the installation forum...
I have a 3LNB multi-satellite dish currently mounted to an old tree stump right next to a lake (my property is on the west side of the lake). The dish looks out over the lake and has great reception. I have a dual RG-6 coax cable (without a ground wire on it) that runs from the dish to the basement directly. In the basement, I have barrel connectors that couple the RG-6 lines from the dish to two different RG-6 lines that run directly to the two receivers I'm using.
My question is: do I need to ground the satellite dish? I was told that since the dish will be near the lake with wind, the wind could create "static charges" and grounding it would dissipate that build-up.
I'm thinking I can easily ground the dish, if necessary, by connecting a wire from the arm mast with a grounding screw to a metal fence near the dish. Would this be sufficient or does it need to go to a ground rod in the ground?
Lastly (sorry), do the RG-6 lines need to be grounded? Do I need to have a ground wire on the whole length of the cable from the dish to the basement?
Thanks.
I have a 3LNB multi-satellite dish currently mounted to an old tree stump right next to a lake (my property is on the west side of the lake). The dish looks out over the lake and has great reception. I have a dual RG-6 coax cable (without a ground wire on it) that runs from the dish to the basement directly. In the basement, I have barrel connectors that couple the RG-6 lines from the dish to two different RG-6 lines that run directly to the two receivers I'm using.
My question is: do I need to ground the satellite dish? I was told that since the dish will be near the lake with wind, the wind could create "static charges" and grounding it would dissipate that build-up.
I'm thinking I can easily ground the dish, if necessary, by connecting a wire from the arm mast with a grounding screw to a metal fence near the dish. Would this be sufficient or does it need to go to a ground rod in the ground?
Lastly (sorry), do the RG-6 lines need to be grounded? Do I need to have a ground wire on the whole length of the cable from the dish to the basement?
Thanks.
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