Agreed! For the life of me, I will Never understand why there is so much
debate in the Ham Radio Community regarding this issue. In the
Professional World, there is no debate at all. We look very foolish to
outsiders when we incessantly and incorrectly pontificate about matters
that have already been settled from an engineering perspective. The NEC
requires all grounds to be bonded. Just do it. You'll be a lot safer. As
AA4NU suggests, Polyphasor is a good resource. Here's another:
http://www.nautel.com/Resources/Docs/Whitepapers/lightningprotection.pdf
I apologize to those that have seen this debate here before. However, my
conscience requires that I comment when I know that people are putting
themselves and their families at risk.
Stay Safe! 73,
Mike,
NM7X
~Original Message~
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:28:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Billy Cox <aa4nu@ix.netcom.com>
Here we go AGAIN ... on grounding. The problem is most "ham"
grounding setups don't meet codes and are poorly constructed.
Check the sources who know, like the Polyphaser site. Less than
accurate advice on this topic can lead to some serious damage.
The commercial sites don't run out and disconnect everything
when the clouds form. Ditto for the VHF/UHF ham FM systems.
The goal IS to everything at the same potential by having them
common. Keep them apart and they WILL be at different potentials.
That IS a recipe for damage.
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