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RE: [TowerTalk] Station Ground

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Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Station Ground
From: "Keith Dutson" <kjdutson@earthlink.net>
Reply-to: keith@dutson.net
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:06:21 -0600
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Regarding the less than useful practice of connecting all ham equipment
chassis via a grounding bar, why do the equipment manufacturers usually
provide a grounding lug on the back of the chassis?

Keith NM5G

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Frank Donovan
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 4:41 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Cc: N6KJ
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Station Ground

Station ground bus bars are an obsolete grounding practice, modern grounding
design practices provide far superior AC power safety and lightning
protection.

[snip]

While a heavy
ground wire could be run from the grounding window to the station equipment
bus bar and then to each station equipment, it is likely to have such high
impedance that it is highly unlikely to perform any useful function.

73!
Frank
W3LPL
donovanf@erols.com

[snip]

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