Yes... Quite right. It ultimately all ties together. I was only
describing the rods in the immediate vicinity of the shack.
There is a stretch of heavy cable (6 gauge I think) , and
more rods running round the corner and along the side of
the house, making a single-point ground bonded to the
the electrical service ground.
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Happy Trails.
======================= Richards / K8JHR =========================
On 9/10/2011 12:30, Clayton Brantley wrote:
> Are those ground rods connected to the electrical service ground! I not,
> you run a greater risk that not having a ground. During a lightnibg strike
> you want everything to rise to the same potential and then return AT THE
> SAME TIME. Not having all the grounds bonded run the risk of a voltage
>
> gradient of several KV or MV!
>
> Clayhton N4EV
>
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