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Re: [TenTec] RE: Power Supply & Equip. grounding

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] RE: Power Supply & Equip. grounding
From: "John" <brazos@rochester.rr.com>
Reply-to: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:26:10 -0500
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Good question !  does this kind of install make sence ?  I could drill a
hole through my basement floor 3 feet away from the radio and drive a 8 foot
ground rod , is this worth it will it hurt the basement floor or cause leaks
?  John
----- Original Message -----
From: "jack" <jfriend31@comcast.net>
To: "Michael Melland, W9WIS" <w9wis@charter.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] RE: Power Supply & Equip. grounding


> the best ground wire is short and large conductor or braid ...my nephew
has
> his ground wire of about 3 feet from the back of his radio to an 8 foot
> ground rod driven into the ground under his basement floor ...he
encouraged
> me to do the same ...but i am not sure i want a hole in my basement floor
HI
> jack
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Melland, W9WIS" <w9wis@charter.net>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 7:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] RE: Power Supply & Equip. grounding
>
>
> > >HOWEVER, if the station ground is connected to the house/station
> electrical
> > service at the breaker panel, there will be no >potential difference
> between
> > grounds and therefore no ground loop.
> >
> >
> > Agreed..... but then I'd have a 50 foot long ground wire <grin>..... my
> > power panel is 50 ft from the shack on the other end of the house.  I
> > suppose I could run a circular heavey wire under ground around the house
> and
> > then attach my station ground to it.  It seems that perhaps the perfect
> > electrical ground scheme and the perfect rf ground system are often not
> the
> > same ?
> >
> > Mike, W9WIS
> >
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