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Re: [Amps] Dedicated 220AC Wiring for Amps..

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Dedicated 220AC Wiring for Amps..
From: Steve Thompson <g8gsq@ic24.net>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 08:14:09 +0100
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Gary Schafer wrote:

>You also need a better ground system at your shack. One ground rod there is
>not nearly enough. You need several radials with ground rods on them. 
>  
>
I've got to stress that I've no experience of lightning problems, but I 
wonder whether a ground rod really contributes much. A 4' rod here 
measures around 200 ohms, a couple of shallow 30' wires closer to a 
tenth of that. There seems little point in bashing rods in from the rf 
point of view.

Steve
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