User's Manual

SP-3 Site preparation grounding checklist
Purpose
The following items must be completed prior to the installation of the cell site equipment.
Circle the correct letter for the corresponding description items.
Checklist
Item # Description Yes (Y) No (N) N/A Comments
1. Is soil resistivity and site resistance test on
file?
Y N N/A
2. Has connection been provided to
grounding electrode system?
If yes, circle all that apply:
1. Via a buried ring ground and driven
rod(s)
2. Via a buried metallic and electrically
continuous water pipe
3. Via driven ground rod(s) and/or
plate(s)
4. Via electrolytic ground rod(s)
5. Via grounded building steel
6. Via grounded grid or radial
Y N N/A
3. Is lighting mast(s) or air terminal(s)
provided and bonded?
Y N N/A
4. Is antenna support structure(s) grounded? Y N N/A
5. Is antenna tower bonded to grounding
electrode system?
Y N N/A
6. Are guy wires bonded to grounding
electrode system?
Y N N/A
7. Are antenna cable shields grounded at both
ends?
Y N N/A
8. If tower is greater than 60 meters (200
feet) high, are antenna cable shields
grounded at midpoint and both ends?
Y N N/A
9. Is ice bridge bonded at both ends and
7.62-meter (25-foot) intervals?
9927 Distributed Base Station Outdoor Cabinet site
preparation checklists
SP-3 Site preparation grounding checklist
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Issue 1 March 2012