> > > Grounds can serve three purposes: lightning protection, power line > safety, or RF ground. These are three very different things, requiring > very different ground methods. > > ... > > Al N1AL > >
True. But should we go a step further and avoid even using the phrase RF ground? Long ago I asked an old Zen master about the best way to RF ground my station. His answer was "What do you mean by ground?" This was the best possible answer because it made me think about the physics that's going on: You don't want to seek some elusive "ground" potential. What you want is to keep unbalanced feedline current out of your shack or at least as far from your equipment as possible. 73, Carl WS7L No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1290 - Release Date: 2/20/2008 8:45 PM _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
