please another question about grounding the satellite

[calex]

Thank you so much for the help,thats really helped me, i already found the central building ground in the water pipe,But i have another question please do i need to ground the coaxial cable and then ground the satellite mast separate or ground the coaxial cable is enough ,i mean do i need to connect the messanger wire to the satellite mast and then connect the messanger wire to the ground block and then the ground wire to the central building ground and do should i after that connect a ground wire directly from the satelite mast to the electric company mast ?doi i should do that,and another question please i have RadioShack Aluminum Ground Wire 8 Gauge is this fine for grounding,i wish you answer me guys,thank you so much for your time

[Jim-S]

Grounding your satellite dish and system

Have you looked here.

[calex]

yes sir i checked that but it doesnt mention anything about grounding the satellite mast,and in the same time i have a direct tv and i found they grounded the satellite mast to the electric company mast by a ground wire,so i should do like that in the fta system or grounding the coaxial is enough,thank you so much

[Jim-S]

Originally Posted by calex

yes sir i checked that but it doesnt mention anything about grounding the satellite mast,and in the same time i have a direct tv and i found they grounded the satellite mast to the electric company mast by a ground wire,so i should do like that in the fta system or grounding the coaxial is enough,thank you so much

You can bond the two masts if you want, also you could ground the dish mast to the electrical ground. If you have ground rods that ground the electrical panel, you can do it there, or find where they grounded the panel to the water pipes and ground there. DO NOT GO INTO THE PANEL TO GROUND THE DISH.