Using Tower Ground As Common Electrode

Why And How


After moving my house from its former location to where I'm at now, the power was fed by underground from the meter pole.  As per code requirement, it is necessary to install a ground electrode at the house.  Since I was installing a self-supporting tower close to the house and would be installing a ground system for the tower, I decided why not make it my ground electrode for my house ground.  I gave a presentation to a couple of ham clubs for my reasoning behind this decision and that presentation is in the .pdf file link below.


Grounding Electrode