On 11/19/2011 9:50 AM, Herb Schoenbohm wrote:
> Is there any cause for concern hooking two grounds together for separate
> Beverages? I have a a single wire Beverage that runs 600 feet to the
> East and and another that runs 600 feet to the West. The ground rods
> are 6 feet apart. I use spiders on both 4x 30' and earth is moderate to
> good conductivity as a former hay field now covered with high grasses..
> Is there any advantage or disadvantage from connection of the two ground
> rods together with a #8 bare copper jumper?
>
>
> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
If you are selecting only one beverage at a time with relays, then
you can use a common ground for them, because the unused one doesn't
create any current in the ground. I have been doing this for years.
If you currently have separate grounds, you might as well aggregate them.
Rick N6RK
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