I can't say just what it is, but the pain of an RF burn is unlike anything
else. I got quite a few back in Novice and General days but learned my
lesson. The Palomar clamp on RF meter has been a very valuable tool here.
'73
Bob W2WG
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Richard Detweiler
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 7:49 PM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Station and AC Ground
Just a side point,
If you are having rf currents on the outside of your coax, there will be
alot of problems, from RFI at the minimum to damaging the radio in the
extreme. Ever feel a RF Burn?
They make RF Current meters to detect that,
Best wishes,
>From: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
>Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
>To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Station and AC Ground
>Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:01:48 -0500
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "ROBERT CARROLL" <w2wg@comcast.net>
>To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 9:42 AM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Station and AC Ground
>
>
> > With a truly balanced antenna there should be no RF current from the
>station
> > to ground. If you are on the second or third floor and a long way from
>the
> > house ground--which is probably a very poor RF ground even if you are
>close
> > to it--you better hope things are well balanced. If you are using a
> > balanced antenna and find you need an artificial RF ground, something is
> > badly wrong--and as has been said, a long wire to the ground point will
> > radiate even if it is tuned.
> >
>Yes.....it will radiate if it has current in it, as you said.
>
>But, as you also said, there should be no current in it.
>
>I don't advocate using the half wave ground in a vacuum, that is, without
>taking the other necessary steps also. You must choke off the
>inappropriate
>ground currents as has been written about here and elsewhere.
>
>Gary
>
>
>
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