Grounding the mast is easy.
Antenna coaxial cable ground.
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All outdoor antennas should be grounded to avoid s.
It s recommended to use a separate clamp and not the one used to ground the coaxial to the house ground.
This is accomplished by using a ground block located as close as possible to where the coaxial cable enters the building.
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Simply attach an 8 or 10 awg copper wire to the mast using a mast ground clamp and run the other end of the copper wire to the house ground.
Follow the steps below to ground your coaxial cable.
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The coaxial cable that comes from the antenna also needs to be bonded to the ges.
How to ground a tv antenna coax.
Besides shunting off excess static electrical charge grounding the coax has the added benefit of reducing or eliminating radio frequency noise from connected ac operated equipment like your tv that potentially interferes with signal reception.
The simplest way to bond your coaxial cable to the rest of the house is to run the cables through a grounding block and then run a wire from the block to the grounding electrode ground rod or other qualifying grounding connection point.
This video explains the ways to properly ground an outdoor tv antenna according to national electric code.
Ground the antenna mast.