Specifically why I made a special sub-panel/drop installation adjacent
to the station. All power over one wire to the service. Grounds are
impeccable. Lightning shunt path(s) could be better.
I'd settle with flipping the on switch lately.
But I STILL lost $25k in equipment when the "cable company" sent and
un-grounded coax into my home. That coax sent a goodly portion of a
full strike 6 feet away on a bull pine tree.
EVERYTHING attached to that coax died. EVERYTHING.
Do it all. OVER engineer. Over build. You can't do too much, but you
will run out of budget. (smile)
PS - Thank Jim for the help over the last decade or so. I'm still
pretty ignorant in the grand scheme, but you helped me learn enough to
be successful.
Be well, y'all!
Clay E. Autery, Jr.
KY5G
On 5/31/2025 6:47 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 5/31/2025 2:42 PM, radiodav...@earthlink.net wrote:
I run the K3 and my radio equipment on the 120 VAC 20 amp circuit and
the
AL-80B amplifier on the 240 VAC 20 amp circuit.
I run my computer and other stuff on the household 120 VAC 15 amp
circuit.
ALL equipment connected to the station should be powered from the same
circuit. That includes a computer and accessories. AND everything must
be properly grounded and bonded, most important, for lightning and
electrical safety, but also to minimize RFI issues. Study this pdf of
the slide deck for talks I've done at Visalia, Pacificon, and to
several ham clubs.
http://k9yc.com/GroundingAndAudio.pdf
73, Jim K9YC
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