You just asked a few simple questions with complicated answers.
Read this:
https://sites.auburn.edu/admin/facilities/spw-bid-calendar/11-150%20AU%20Regional%20Airport-Construct%20a%20Self-Supporting%20Radio%20Tower/Project%20Documents/1/Motorola_R56_2005_manual.pdf
"Power line filter" might as well put it on the shack side of whatever you
might be filtering.
I prefer the method outlined in the Motorola document. Dig a trench around the
shack and use a number of ground rods, bonded together with tower, single point
ground and the building service entrance ground with large copper wire.
I use 7 8 foot ground rods.
If you can drive them, use 8' rods. They're cheap.
Again, these are not simple cut and dried answers...
I invested in this conversation so that you'd tell me more about your aluminum
foil and copper wiring shielding in your shack. Pictures maybe?
Mickey
On Dec 19, 2013, at 12:05 AM, Hans Hammarquist <hanslg@aol.com> wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>
>
> Two questions regarding the finishing of my new radio shack:
>
> Where to put a power line filter:
>
>
> The shack is totaly shielded (wrapped in aluminum foil and copper wires) and
> I am planning to put filter on the power line entering the shack. The shack
> is located around 12 feet from the main house. I have a conduit burried
> between the house and the shack. Now, where is the best place for a line
> filter? Shall I put it there the power line exiting the house or there it
> entering the shack?
>
>
> Grounding rods:
>
>
> Grounding the shack, I am planning to put a couple of grounding rods around
> the shack. I heard somewhere tha it is more efficient to use several short (4
> feet) grounding rods than one long (8 fet) rod. Does anyone knows how many
> short rods are needed for each long rod or is this a fractional number?
>
>
> With best 73 de,
>
>
> Hans - N2JFS
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