I'm in the process of setting up my station in a new QTH and plan to
install a station ground at the cable entrance.
Tom, is there a best practice for bonding to the mains ground? Any
approaches to avoid?
73,
Matt NQ6N
On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 7:07 AM, Tom W8JI <w8ji@w8ji.com> wrote:
> I have and electrician coming next week who says he will check things out
>> and first of all ground the breaker panel to two ground rods 7 feet apart.
>> I thought the grounding was put at the meter but he says they don't do that
>> anymore. I think the old meter, before we had the new one put in had a
>> ground rod beneath it but nothing now. The only ground I could find to the
>> panel is a skimpy wire going to a water line. All of which looks corroded
>> etc.. I know many dollars were spent on renovation and restoration of this
>> place but I'm afraid to much emphasis was placed on cosmetic and not enough
>> on electrical as I look more closely, pretty depressing. >>>>>
>>
>
> Jim,
>
> Just keep in mind when you do the work, the quality of the house ground
> to earth is far less important than having everything entering the house
> being bonded to act like one common point.
>
> One of the biggest mistakes in amateur radio grounding over the decades
> has been having the shack antenna and control cable entrance ground
> non-existent, and the common shack desk equipment ground to an independent
> ground.
>
> The shack ground must be bonded to the mains ground so everything entering
> the house is as close to one potential as you can get it.
>
> Correcting things may not cure your RFI, but it always makes things much
> safer and more reliable.
>
> 73 Tom
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