Now that the building is in place, it’s time to finish any wiring that was not completed before the building was brought to site.

“Luna” joins us on site…

Luna “helps” Ben and Reid as they run grounding strap to the transmitter…

Another shot of Ben, Reid and Luna attaching the grounding strap…

Grounding strap complete.  Note the nice neat angles and silver soldered connections.  The strap is secured to the floor with duct tape.  It works surprisingly well and will still allow the strap to be moved in the future if necessary.

The strap connects to a large copper buss bar which is connected to an extensive low resistance grounding system outside the building.  The idea is to keep lightning away from the equipment as much as possible.

A security alarm panel will alert me in the case of unauthorized access to the site.

This box will monitor the voltages of the incoming 3 phase power service.

This air compressor will keep the transmission line to the antenna pressurized.  Keeping moisture out of the line is important to maintain reliable operation of the system.