Thanks Clifford, it's nice to know grounding isn't set in stone so to speak.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of clifford Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 19:41 To: [email protected] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] grounding antennas Dear William: The loop antennas I described are not grounded, although I do have a ground wire that connects to my amateur rig. Some antennas are grounded at a point, either at the receiver end or some are grounded through a resister at the opposite end of the antenna. I had a ham friend who grounded his system to a well casing, thinking that was a great ground. It apparently was just that, and the next time an electrical storm came his way, the lightening scored a direct hit on his ham station. Grounding or not to ground will also create a good debate among experienced radio enthusiasts. Yours Truly, Clifford Wilson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
