Alan, seems like grounding would be the least of your issues, I 
mean it's being built in Florida right? Almost the whole state is 
soggy and with climate change, it will only get more soggy in the 
future, Jim WA6EKS

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan R.  Downing" <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 19:05:04 -0700
Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability

Hello Tom, Not to worry about station grounding.  A thorough 
plans was
worked up by several electrical engineers.  Nothing can guarantee 
that the
towers won't be hit, but as much as can reasonably done, has been 
done.


Alan R.  Downing
Phoenix, AZ


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 6:44 PM
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Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability

Alan,
I hope his safety grounding system is as elaborate as the 
antennas.  they do
get thunder storms there don't they? <GRIN
Sounds like entirely too much fun.
tom Fowle WA6IVG

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 10:33:49PM -0700, Alan R.  Downing wrote:
 As you all know, I have been working with Stan, KH6CG/W4, to 
design and
 equip his super station in north west Florida.  Among the 
antennas that
are
 being installed are a dozen SteppIrs in different models.  
Currently, and
 for a brief period only, Stan has a DB18E on a 85 foot tower.  
By the time
 that you add the rotor and mast, the DB18E is up at about 98 
feet.  The
next
 tower to go up in about a month, will be a stacked pair of 
DB42s, the
 largest SteppIr model.  The bottom DB42 will be at 60 feet, and 
the upper
 one at 120 feet.  After that, there will be a stack of 6 three 
element
 SteppIrs going up on a 200 foot rotating tower.  Then there will 
be
several
 more SteppIrs, probably DB36es on towers for each of 3 guest 
bedrooms.  I
 will report back on how reliable this sizable group of SteppIrs 
turns out
to
 be.  We fully expect the yagis to perform well, and without 
problems.
 However, just in case there are any failures, Stan has purchased 
spares of
 each model which will be fully assembled and ready to go up in a 
moment's
 notice.    Stay tuned.



 Alan - N7MIT





 Alan R.  Downing

 Phoenix, AZ