[RFI] grounding your ham equipment

[Alan NV8A]

On 07/29/06 02:39 pm KC2TN wrote:

> Just to add a few notes;
> 
> I just took a DIRECT Hit on my tower.
> 
> I had all of the Polyphaser protectors in place with a significant
> grounding field. 24 ground rods spaced appropriately all connected with
> 2" copper strap cadwelded together. 
> 
> However, I got burned on the Ethernet LAN running around the shack. I
> knew I needed to do something about it but polyphaser didn't have the
> Ethernet protectors at the time I did my install.
> 
> You know what they say about procrastination! One missing piece on a
> well planned ground system can compromise the whole system.

I've set up a wireless link for the PC connected to the radio precisely 
to get around that problem.

73

Alan NV8A