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Be aware that the laws and requirements for grounding (and associated lighting protection) vary across the globe and within a country, to the point where something required in one location is illegal in another.
I've been attempting to quantify this in a podcast episode for years, but it's currently beyond my resources to adequately document, let alone explain succinctly.
In my opinion your best bet is a locally licensed electrician or better yet, one who is also an amateur.
Fair warning, this rabbit hole goes deep .. very deep!
I haven't met a shallow ham hole yet!
Yes, was curious to get an international picture of practices here...
Fair enough, you've inspired me to at least ask my club if we have an amateur radio electrician in the area. I do have a pretty simple station, however, so I had planned to do this myself. [edit: grammar fix]
I think we need to clarify you want a locally -licensed PROFESSIONAL electrician who's also a RADIO amateur. Even if it's just for advice.
Right, just a typo.