Jim K9YC wrote:
So what? The significance of an RF ground is highly
overemphasized. Park next the to end of the runway of your local
airport and watch the 747's take off. Call me collect when you see
one trailing a ground wire. Last I heard, the onboard electronics
and radios work just fine
Jim,
Well said - for years now I have been trying to convince folks that there is
a strong need for considering 2 'grounds' at a station.
The first is the Safety Ground which should be a low impedance path to
earth - large conductors, lots of heavy guage wire buried in the earth and
ground rods,
On Tue, 23 May 2006 10:29:50 -0400, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Well said - for years now I have been trying to convince folks that there
is
a strong need for considering 2 'grounds' at a station.
Yes. It is also important to remember that a SAFE installation (from a
lightning and power safety point of
W3FPR continued from K9YC:
Well said - for years now I have been trying to convince folks that there is
a strong need for considering 2 'grounds' at a station.
The first is the Safety Ground which should be a low impedance path to
earth - large conductors, lots of heavy guage wire buried in the
Brett,
I did not intend to say that you should disconnect your equipment from the
safety gound - only that you may need to supplment it with an RF ground at
the place where your equipment connects to the antenna system. In other
words, both are necessary, and can work in conjunction with each
W3FPR added:
I did not intend to say that you should disconnect your equipment from the
safety gound - only that you may need to supplment it with an RF ground at
the place where your equipment connects to the antenna system. In other
words, both are necessary, and can work in conjunction with
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