Put up an antenna that does not require an RF ground. Keep the SWR low and
possibly put a choke on the coax. An RF ground is not necessary or even very
useful in the shack.
73
Sam, W5LU
>From: "Thomas Beltran" <tbeltran@earthlink.net>
>To: "TOWERTALK" <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Subject: [Towertalk] RF ground from water lines.
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 17:55:32 -0800
>
>I am planning on putting a small Boat Anchor station in a spare room in the
>inner part of the house, where it is not practical to run a ground wire.
>However, we had the house completely re-piped with copper recently. I
>could
>access a water pipe with only a small hole in the wall. Would such a
>ground
>connection be adequate for an RF ground? Tom W6EIJ
>
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