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[Amps] RF Ground for 2nd Floor

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Subject: [Amps] RF Ground for 2nd Floor
From: 2@mail.vcnet.com (Richard)
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 16:42:38 -0700
>In the forseeable future, we may be building a new house.  Both my wife and 
>I have always wanted a two-story home, so we have our chance.  Since we are 
>both professionals, we'll both have our own offices for all our 
>Stuff.  There is some possibility that mine will be on the second floor.
>
>I've never had an installation that was anywhere but the first floor, right 
>next to a wall with my station ground immediately outside.  Hence, I've 
>never had a ground run longer than about four feet.  So, at HF at least, 
>I've never had an RF grounding problem.  But, how best should I handle a 
>station that's up in the air with no hope of a ground run short enough to 
>constitute a good RF ground?
>
?  With my balanced antenna, I can disconnect the station ground and it 
makes no difference on receive or transmit.  

-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K, 
www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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