Except he said plural 'rods'. Now maybe the house entrance ground isn't the
best, but it's the right place to go rather than his stated alternative of a
separate ground.
David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:[email protected]
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Maser [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 21:18
> To: [email protected]; 'TowerTalk'
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] House entrance ground for RF ground?
>
> I don't think that using the electric company ground is a very good idea.
> It is usually just a single ground rod that they pound into the ground
> near
> the electric box.
>
> Bob W6TR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Robbins K1TTT" <[email protected]>
> To: "'TowerTalk'" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 5:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] House entrance ground for RF ground?
>
>
> That is exactly the right thing to do.
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:[email protected]
> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gary Slagel [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 20:48
> > To: TowerTalk
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] House entrance ground for RF ground?
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > My shack is on the first floor of the house and right above the
> electrical
> > service entrance in the basement. For my station RF and DC ground, I'm
> > thinking I'll run a 10' wire from the station down to the electrical
> > entrance ground wire which, of course, runs right out to ground rods
> > outside the house. Is there any problem with this or should I be running
> > to a separate ground rod?
> >
> > Thanks for any opinions!
> >
> > Gary Slagel/N0SXX
> > Hot Springs, SD
> > http://marina.fortunecity.com/sanpedro/351
> >
> >
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