Why is braid to be eschewed especially inside the shack?
On May 15, 2014, at 10:56 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 5/15/2014 7:45 PM, Carter wrote:
>>> Again, bond all equipment together at the power supply and forget abt a
>>> dedicated external ground.
>> I can try removing the external ground. I currently have 3/4" wide single
>> piece of braid going from the radio to the PS to the amp to an outside
>> ground (total length from last unit in line to the hole in the basement wall
>> is less than 5 feet).
>
> The proper bonding is CHASSIS-TO-CHASSIS of interconnected equipment. One of
> those chassis MUST be bonded to the power system green wire, to the antenna
> system entry panel, to the power system ground, and to all other grounds in
> the building.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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