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Re: [TowerTalk] Station Ground

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Station Ground
From: Charlie <ad5th@direcway.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:25:05 -0600
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I use ring terminals crimped then soldered. I have to agree that the size of the ground terminals on most rigs does prevent the easy use of a larger gauge ground wire. My station ground rod is about 3 ft from the rig and 6ft in the ground. The largest wire I could use to ground the rig and the amp was a #10. I like the ring terminals since they make a neat and solid connection when crimped and soldered both.

I have also used the buss bar behind the desk method and got the hardware from a vendor in QST that I do not recall right now. Seems it was JS something "systems". 73 / DX

Charlie
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----- Original Message ----- From: "N6KJ" <n6kj@yahoo.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 3:39 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Station Ground



How do people attach their rigs to a bus-bar (or
similar)?  The bigger the ground wire the better, but
most rigs/amps have small, somewhat fragile grounding
posts.  How do others out there connect a nice
hefty ground wire to their rig or amp?  Also, how
do people attach the wires to the bus-bar or
ground rod?  Bolts?  U-Clamps?  Solder?  Any
advice would be appreciated.



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