Hi, My shack is on the first floor of the house and right above the electrical service entrance in the basement. For my station RF and DC ground, I'm thinking I'll run a 10' wire from the station
That is exactly the right thing to do. David Robbins K1TTT e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net web: http://www.k1ttt.net AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net _______________________________
I don't think that using the electric company ground is a very good idea. It is usually just a single ground rod that they pound into the ground near the electric box. That is exactly the right thing
Except he said plural 'rods'. Now maybe the house entrance ground isn't the best, but it's the right place to go rather than his stated alternative of a separate ground. David Robbins K1TTT e-mail: m
The original poster was talking about tying into the ground bus at his house panel. I believe that is a BAD idea. You don't want to create the possibility of dumping lighting current from an antenna/
electrical service entrance in the basement. For my station RF and DC ground, I'm thinking I'll run a 10' wire from the station down to the electrical entrance ground wire which, of course, runs righ
The MOST important thing is that all the grounds in your house stay as close to the same voltage as possible, including your ham shack. By tying your antenna to the electrical panel, you keep the res
I have heard that some people connect the shack ground (Separate ground rods) to the house grounding system via the earth of the mains plug in the shack? This is done where the house entrance ground
Exactly. You can create your own ground ring around the tower, ground the coax, polyphasers, radios, ext. But it should ALSO be tied into your service ground to eliminate the difference in potential.
Gary, Jim Brown's comments were correct. The chap who said it was a bad idea was wrong. Sort of. You must get everything in the house as close to the same potential as possible. You say the shortest
While this approach would meet the general desire that "all grounds be connected", it wouldn't meet the electrical code, which requires "bonding" (i.e. permanent connection) the ground systems togeth
Not just "should".. if you're in an area subject to the NEC, it's "must" be connected to the service entrance ground. _______________________________________________ _________________________________
I think both Dave and Bob are correct. Best thing to do is install a proper single-point ground (SPG) as close to the station as possible. This can consist of one or more ground rods bonded together
Please take a look at the W8JI webpage; WWW.W8JI.COM. Tom provides very good information on grounding. One very important point is that the majority of Amateurs Radio Operators ignore and disregard i
Please take a look at the W8JI webpage; WWW.W8JI.COM. Tom provides very good information on grounding. One very important point is that the majority of Amateurs Radio Operators ignore and disregard i
Dick: I'm sure some hams face the same problem I do. My tower and grounds are on one side of the house and the electric co. grounds are on the other. To get to them, I'd have to drill a hole undernea
If this statement is true, it means that this majority is STUPID. The National Electric Code was written by VERY SMART engineers. It is UNSAFE to violate the NEC grounding and bonding requirements. H
This is all well and good, but what do you do when the Service Ground is 75 feet away on the other side of the house ? 73, Dick, W1KSZ ers on http://audiosystemsgroup.com/publish> > 73,> > Jim Brown
I should clarify that a perimeter ground system IS tied to the electrical panel ground at the panels ground rod, not in the panel. Most ground bus strips in panels are not well suited for the large c
You can use 3" copper strap buried in the ground to go from one point to the other, spaced away from the house and with a wide radius for any needed bends. I did that here with the telephone entry 30