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What establishes grounding requirements for an amateur tower or antenna?

Local electrical codes establish those requirements.

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  1. FCC Part 97
  2. FAA lighting rules
  3. Local electrical codes ✔

Why: Tower and antenna grounding must follow the electrical code that applies locally. FCC operating rules and FAA lighting rules do not replace those requirements.

Huh, didn't know that: FCC Part 97 rules and FAA lighting rules do not set tower grounding requirements.

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The tower read the local code so its grounding was by the book.
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References

Answer: Local electrical codes. Tower and antenna grounding must follow the electrical code that applies locally. FCC operating rules and FAA lighting rules do not replace those requirements.

  1. NCVEC 2026-2030 Technician Question Pool www.ncvec.org/downloads/2026-2030%20Technician%20Pool%20and%20Syllabus%20Public%20Release%20Feb%2019%202026.pdf
    B. Local electrical codes
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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