Kenwood R-5000 Instruction Manual page 4

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING ACCORDING
TO NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE INSTRUCTIONS
CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 810 –"RADIO AND
TELEVISION EQUIPMENT"
a Use No. 10 AWG (5.3 mm 2 ) copper. No. 8 AWG (8.4 mm 2 ) alu-
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Mount antenna discharge unit as close as possible to where
minuet, No. 17 AWG (1.0 mm 2 ) copper-clad steel or bronze lead-in enters house.
wire, or larger,as a ground wire.
d
Use jumper wire not smaller than No. 6 AWG (13.3 mm/) cop-
b Secure antenna lead-in and ground wires to house with stand- per, or the equivalent, when a separate antenna-grounding elec-
off insulators spaced from 4 – 6 feet (1.22 –1.83 m) apart.
tride is used. See NEC section810-21(j).
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