Read up on grounding (RF & Lightning) at the Polyphaser
website; it's one of their online technical articles.
www.polyphaser.com
Phil KB9CRY
> 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?
>
> Kim Elmore, N5OP
> Kim Elmore, Ph.D.
> "All of weather is divided into three parts: Yes, No, and Maybe. The
> greatest of these is Maybe" The original Latin appears to be garbled.
>
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