Often there is a rubber coupler at the end of the pipe--but if it was =
done right, there should be a ground strap from the pipe to the service =
panel ground. At least the electricians did this in my house--or was it =
the plumber?
I run a short ground cable to the nearest pipe from my 20 year old Yeasu =
station. The rest of the shack is on a different ground strap, but it =
is all tied in together (towers, bulkhead, service, phone, well, =
AC--everything.
Be sure it is not a gas pipe (they are black) you are clamping too!
You can always drill a hole in the floor beneath your shack and run a =
new ground rod too. I did this at one place I lived. The run for the =
ground wire was too long to the ground rod and it resonated. All =
problems stopped when I put in a new ground rod through the basement =
floor.
Rudy Marcelletti, K8SWD
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