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Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402
From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
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> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 18:11:57 +0200
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On 3/21/2021 1:58 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
Note that commercial communications is VHF/UHF, with vertical antennas
at the top of towers, often on mountaintops. Our antenna systems and
site locations are often rather different. Take these differences into
account when applying them to our stations,
On 3/20/2021 8:05 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
Commercial communication site practice
Note that commercial communications is VHF/UHF, with vertical antennas
at the top of towers, often on mountaintops. Our antenna systems and
site locations are often rather different. Take these differences into
On 3/19/2021 5:47 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote:
Home runs from each piece to the bus bar.
If mounting in a metal rack, bond each piece to the rack and then home runs
from each rack to the bus bar.
Commercial communication site practice is to have a "halo" -
large-diameter wire or bus bar - all
On 3/20/2021 8:57 AM, Wes wrote:
If Rick's comment is accurate, and I have no reason to think otherwise,
then what it states is in direct conflict with what one co-author (K9YC)
has preached for years, that each box should connect to the next and
there is only one connected to the ground
Having a bus that runs the length of an operating desk with all the
equipment connected to it by short straps is not that different from
bonding each piece of equipment to the ones next to it. But it allows
you to remove one unit without breaking the "chain."
This is contrasted to the "star"
Interesting. I don't have (and probably won't buy) the book, but here we have a
disconnect---no pun intended.
If Rick's comment is accurate, and I have no reason to think otherwise, then
what it states is in direct conflict with what one co-author (K9YC) has preached
for years, that each box
Home runs from each piece to the bus bar.
If mounting in a metal rack, bond each piece to the rack and then home runs
from each rack to the bus bar.
73, Nate, N0NB
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possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true."
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Whoa, nice! Can you let the list know when it's available? I'd love to pick
up a copy.
On Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 19:22 Jim Brown wrote:
> As it happens, Ward and I are putting the finishing touches on the
> second edition. The first one is very goodd, the second will be even better.
On 3/19/2021 2:27 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:
Personally, I would re-read the appropriate chapter in the ARRL Grounding and
Bonding book. That explains the goal of bonding equipment and gives best
practices. This book will be the best $23 you spend on grounding and bonding.
I’ve already read
The ARRL book on Grounding and Bonding is very clear. Each piece of
gear has its OWN wire/strap to a common grounding point (a copper pipe
mounted on a wall is a common method, that being connected to the system
ground; everything to the building safety ground, more ground rods every
2x the
Personally, I would re-read the appropriate chapter in the ARRL Grounding and
Bonding book. That explains the goal of bonding equipment and gives best
practices. This book will be the best $23 you spend on grounding and bonding.
I’ve already read it twice, but there is no way to remember the
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