Hello all,
I thought that a single point for grounding EVERYTHING was recommended. As
I remember it, this would keep the difference in the quality of multiple
grounds, in ohms, from causing a difference in potential along the multiple
ground, ground buss.
Difference in resistance = difference in voltage drop for the same REALLY
high current = different voltage potential to ground along the bus =
current flow.
I am not an expert, but this is sorta how I remember it from a forum at
some big convention.
Also, I've seen what can happen to disconnected coax in the shack when it
takes a direct hit.... PL-259 shrapnel, quite literally.
73 de Steve, NR4M
At 10:21 AM 10/20/1999 , Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E. wrote:
>GROUNDING of the antennas SEPARATE from the house wiring ground and thus
>the radio equipment ground is ESSENTIAL!!!
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Steve Bookout, NR4M (ex NJ4F)
Rapidan Data Systems
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