How to properly ground your roof antenna and satellite dish

I'm an Ex-DISH quality control inspector, Nice video on grounding, sounds like it was almost straight out of the processes that our techs used.

Great video, I learned my setup is wrong and am correcting it.. thanks

U'd better put a lightning rod, and not make it from your antenna's by grounding it.

Can the ground wire on a CB Antenna roof mounted touch the roof or side of the house?

Always standard procedure to ground your tv antenna cable either on a cold water pipe and the mast and tower that antenna is on to be grounded. This prevents static electricity from reaching the tv set and damaging it completely. Very important to do and get done with.

Good info TU

Really Good video. Thumbs up for the most part. Only two issues. #1 Don't share grounding rods with AC power when it comes to antenna (especially if you live in areas with high lightening). Aside from lightening, if any household equipment becomes damp or damage, it could dump AC onto its ground which will ground loop through your grounding network and back into your receiver causing all sorts of issues. #2 Trying to ground to metal pipes is against code in some states, especially gas. There is also no guarantee you will get a sufficient ground from piping. Also, if lightening strikes your antenna and you happen to be doing dishes or taking a shower, the outcome can be very thrilling especially if you have hard water. Grounding rods are easy to purchase and easy to hammer into most soil conditions. It only takes a few minutes too. Di-electric grease for the connector points would be a good add-on to reduce corrosion.

WOULDNT CLAMPING ON A GAS PIPE OR EVEN THE GROUND ROD OF A GAS PIPE BE A BOMB WAITING TO HAPPEN ?

Some municipalities require two ground rods spaced no less than 6 feet apart. Also, the NEC (National electric Code) requires two ground rods if the primary rod resistance is greater than 25 ohms.

lots leave out the coax with out the loop before hooking it up, water channels in your wall if you dont thanks for make that clear

How do I find a ground block for sma style connectors for WiFi coax?

Does lightning arrester (ground block) have to be installed outside? Can it be installed, say, in the attic and then wired to a ground rod outside?

So when I install an inline antenna amplifier , and if I have properly grounded the antenna and the cable... wouldn't this also ground the amplifier?

Is there a special piece of hardware to be able to attach a ground to your outdoor spigot? This would be the best option for me, but I can't find any information on it.

Good video, noral is always ground your antennas. It will have you antenna work better, and prevents rf in your shack. 73's KN6BVX

OK... so I've read through most of the comments. I seems to have a slightly different scenario. My antenna (Tram 1411) is roof mounted. The antenna itself is screwed onto a PVC pipe (not a metal pipe/pole). This PVC pipe was then secured to a pre-existing DirecTV roof mount. I got rid of the dish and it's pole and simply put the PVC pipe into the remaining metal pipe of the roof mount. As such, the antenna itself it NOT touching any metal and is separated by a PVC pipe. I assume if it takes a hit, the PVC pipe will just melt somewhat, but I'm not looking to debate this setup. However, as we all know, the RG8x PL259 coax cable screwed into the bottom of the antenna runs down through the PVC pipe, through a hole in my roof, then across my attic to another hole in my office ceiling, and then drops down to finally connect to my RTL-SDR dongle plugged into my PC. So obviously if the antenna takes a hit... it will run down the cable and fry my PC unless I simply disconnect it and leave it dangling during a storm. Which then lead my brain to thinking of a Hollywood style catastrophe of lightning shooting out of the unplugged cable and catching a ghost in my office (ala Ghostbusters stream). SOOO... it there a block, breaker, etc that you simple screw between the antenna's coax cable and another cable going to the PC without the need of a grounding rod? Because again... the roof mount that this video shows using the 'bolt holes' for are useless since there is no direct metal on metal contact with the antenna.

Why is the ground wire going from the antenna to the ground block so thin? What if lightning hits the antenna wouldn't it fry that thin "messenger" wire? Also, if I don't have a ground rod at my house (it's grounded via the water line bonded to my gas line), do I still need to ground rod or can I just wire a 6gauge wire from my antenna to my electric panel? Is there a difference between a solid 10AWG and a stranded 10AWG? If not, is there a min amount of strands that should be used?

Caution most all newer house construction, the gas lines below the ground are pvc plastic " NOT METAL" so do not ground your antenna mast to this serious and dangerous gas line error. also the same is true for new construction water pipes! it is not metal under ground they are plastic lines. Failure to ground the outside mast correctly, will introduce a lighting strike into your home and equipment! always attach to a 8 foot grounding rod!! all the best....nuff said

Most of the video is okay except the part of grounding to a gas pipe. That's a no-no👎. You can cause an explosion if a lightning strike the antenna or satellite dish. The best way is to ground to the groundrod or to the electric power meter. Grounding to the waterpipe is okay if theirs no other options, but make sure you are not in the shower when there's a storm.

Got all the proper connector ran the ground to the same place the Cable company grounded to the electric box. NOW, no channels🤔. When I disconnect the ground the channels come back on. What did I do wrong?