On 4/2/2011 3:40 AM, James Maynard wrote: > In fact, boats are quite different from cars. In cars, it is common to > use the chassis as a common ground return. In boats, this is forbidden.
While the chassis serves as an acceptable return for DC current, using it in this manner is a recipe for AC problems, like alternator while and RFI. Ham gear should ALWAYS be powered by paired conductors running directly from the power source, preferably a twisted pair. 73, Jim Brown K9YC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
