standards and guidelines for communication sites - Radio And ...

Galvanic corrosion .........................................................4-36
example of ..............................................................4-56
gates
grounding ...............................................................4-68
general bonding requirements .......................................5-31
General Conversions and Formulas ................................ E-1
generator
fuel supply ..............................................................6-38
grounding ...............................................................6-42
installation ..............................................................6-42
installation plan ......................................................6-40
placement ...............................................................6-37
standby ...................................................................6-35
startup .....................................................................6-43
generator safety .............................................................6-43
generators
grounding ...............................................................4-59
geotechnical considerations .............................................2-6
global positioning system
receiver TVSS protection .......................................7-44
glossary of terms ............................................................1-11
ground bus conductor
sizes ........................................................................5-26
ground bus conductor routing
illustrations .............................................................5-23
ground bus extension conductors ..................................5-24
ground conductor separation .........................................5-22
ground plates ....................................................... 4-19, 4-93
ground ring
building and tower ..................................................4-22
ground rods
angled .....................................................................4-13
concrete-encased electrodes ...................................4-20
effect of length on resistance ..................................4-15
electrolytic ..............................................................4-16
illustration ...............................................................4-11
installation ..............................................................4-12
parallel ....................................................................4-15
plates .......................................................................4-19
specifications ..........................................................4-11
splicing ...................................................................4-14
typical single rod installation .................................4-13
ground system testing
safety precautions ....................................................D-1
ground test wells ............................................................4-27
ground zone, isolated ............................................. 3-18, 6-9
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Index-4 68P81089E50-B 9/1/05
INDEX
grounding
arctic regions .......................................................... 4-99
bending radius ........................................................ 5-19
bonding SSGB ....................................................... 5-18
buildings ................................................................. 5-54
cable bridge/ice bridge ........................................... 4-71
dedicated communications buildings ..................... 4-59
dispatch centers ...................................................... 5-62
dispatch centers co-located with tower .................. 4-81
down conductors .................................................... 4-75
equipment rooms located in same building ........... 5-63
fences and gates ..................................................... 4-68
generators ......................................................4-59, 6-42
guyed tower guy anchor points .............................. 4-54
guyed towers .......................................................... 4-53
interior binding conductors .................................... 5-20
items to be bonded to internal grounding system .. 5-61
metallic building siding ......................................... 4-74
metallic objects requiring bonding ........................ 4-67
mountaintops .......................................................... 4-92
network operator positions ............................5-62, 5-64
outdoor cabinets ..................................................... 4-61
PANI system .......................................................... 5-37
racks and cabinets .................................................. 5-44
raised flooring systems .......................................... 5-68
RF transmission lines and preamplifiers ................ 4-62
roof-mounted antenna masts .................................. 4-74
rooftop and integrated communication sites .......... 4-89
rooftop-mounted tower structures .......................... 4-79
sand, coral and limestone environments ................ 4-96
self-supporting towers ............................................ 4-51
separately derived AC systems .............................. 5-42
shallow topsoil areas .............................................. 4-97
side-mounted antenna ............................................ 4-77
signal carrying cables ............................................. 5-53
sites with limited space .......................................... 4-90
soilless areas .......................................................... 4-96
SSGB location ........................................................ 5-18
SSGB specifications .............................................. 5-17
stand-alone equipment shelter ............................... 5-55
stand-alone equipment shelters .............................. 5-54
towers with limited space ...................................... 4-92
two or more structures or facilities located
in same area ............................................. 4-83
wireless access points and routers ......................... 4-84
wooden poles ......................................................... 4-58
grounding (earthing)
metal shipping containers ...................................... 4-87
minimum requirements .......................................... 4-44
grounding (earthing) electrode
spacing for maximum effectivity ........................... 4-10