Hey, All.
Just a quick observation and question. I have read many posts on this site
about having the station and AC mains grounds tied together. For my
observation, when you have a separate station ground (and I do; a good one) and
all pieces of equipment are tied to that ground and the ground wire from the AC
plug is tied to the equipment chassis then you have effectively tied the AC
mains ground to the station ground. I have measured from the AC mains ground
to the station ground and it is zero ohms, with no voltage (to the microvolt
between them). I have looked in the equipment and the AC ground is tied
directly to the chassis, not through a board. My question is, if the equipment
is grounded and you have a good AC mains ground is that not tying the mains and
station grounds together? I could see where one might have a problem if the
ground in the equipment was achieved through a circuit board and the equipment
was not otherwise grounded. I feed two verticals, GAP Titan and
Voyager, and run 1500 watts into them on a regular basis without any RF
problems. What say you?
Jim, K4ZMV
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