I have and electrician coming next week who says he will check things out
and first of all ground the breaker panel to two ground rods 7 feet apart.
I thought the grounding was put at the meter but he says they don't do that
anymore. I think the old meter, before we had the new one put in had a
ground rod beneath it but nothing now. The only ground I could find to the
panel is a skimpy wire going to a water line. All of which looks corroded
etc.. I know many dollars were spent on renovation and restoration of this
place but I'm afraid to much emphasis was placed on cosmetic and not enough
on electrical as I look more closely, pretty depressing. >>>>>
Jim,
Just keep in mind when you do the work, the quality of the house ground to
earth is far less important than having everything entering the house being
bonded to act like one common point.
One of the biggest mistakes in amateur radio grounding over the decades has
been having the shack antenna and control cable entrance ground
non-existent, and the common shack desk equipment ground to an independent
ground.
The shack ground must be bonded to the mains ground so everything entering
the house is as close to one potential as you can get it.
Correcting things may not cure your RFI, but it always makes things much
safer and more reliable.
73 Tom
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