Lightning Protection or Antenna Earthing of Radio Transceiver Systems
This bulletin was prepared by a project team headed by the VDE Commission for Lightning Protection and Lightning Research (ABB – CLP/R) in order to provide practical answers to the questions encountered with regard to antenna earthing/lightning protection, buildings with / without lightning protection systems, lightning protection required/not required by regulatory agencies, old systems/extensions/redesigns/new structures.
This bulletin has been prepared, in cooperation with mobile radio operators in Germany, for designers and installers of antenna earthing and lightning protection systems. It does not replace the applicable standards and guidelines. It includes step-by-step instructions for antenna earthing and, respectively, for tying-in a radio transceiver into an existing lightning protection system. It also addresses modifications and extensions of existing radio transceiver systems, highlighting what changes are important for lightning protection and how they can be implemented so as to upgrade an old system to the current state of the art. It concludes with design fundamentals for newly constructed radio transceiver systems in due consideration of applicable building codes and ordinances.