I understand the technical reasons that people suggest for grounding but I do not see the need. I have no problems. If there are problems, they are invisible to me. By the way, my Signalink is connected to my Mac only when I am using it. The reason is that I usually use the Signalink from my laptop and not my iMac and most of the time I am not using the Signalink. I think I last did PSK31 about two weeks ago and that was the first time in several months.
At least 90 percent of all my contacts are CW. I never use a computer in tandem with my radio work. I think that is a real hassle and it does not interest me. I do enter log information in my own home grown logging application but I do not interface the computers to the radio. The only reason I do that is when I need to do a K3 or P3 firmware upgrade and when I do PSK31 (both of these are relatively rare events). By the way, I do love ham radio but I am in front of my laptop (usually sitting on the couch here in my room) more then I am in front of my radios. Thus, my computers are situated for all my programming activities, not for radio work. phil On Apr 11, 2011, at 6:45 PM, Robert Harmon wrote: > I have two Mac laptop computers in the shack. An aluminum encased MacBook > Pro and a plastic cased MacBook. > Is their a way to ground these without drilling/clamping etc ? I understand > the need but I'm not very excited > about modifying my Macs to provide grounding. > > Bob > K6UJ > > > > > On Apr 11, 2011, at 6:37 PM, Rick Prather wrote: > >> I have the aluminum 24" and I use a screw clamp on the aluminum leg on the >> back. >> >> Definitely eliminated the potential difference I used to see from the Mac to >> the radio. >> >> As much as I love Mac's there is nothing inherently magic about them that >> disallows the need for proper grounding. >> >> Also, running a ground strap is not in any way going to alter the warranty. >> >> In Phil's case, even using the SignalLink (for whatever reason) does not >> preclude the possibility of needing the units bonded together. >> >> I wondered how long it would take K9YC to weigh in on this and I'm sure he >> can do a much better job of explaining the requirement. Taking a look at >> his tutorial is an excellent idea. >> >> Rick >> K6LE >> >> On 4/11/2011, at 5:53 , Ray Sills wrote: >> >>> Hi Rick: >>> >>> Where to you connect that ground strap? My iMac (17" Intel) is >>> totally encased in plastic! >>> >>> 73 de Ray >>> K2ULR >>> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
