[RFI] DigiKeyer II

[Dale J.]

I also have been with the understanding that equipment in the shack should be star grounded.  Each piece of equipment grounded to a single point.  

So we should now bond each box to each other using a wide flat strap or copper mesh (shield copper) from RG8 or equivalent, then take that total bonding to a station ground such as a ground stake outside  using large solid copper wire or to copper water piping inside the house with the braid or strapping and bypassing around the water meter, for lightning protection?

I have mine connected to both the copper water pipe (to street side of the meter) and solid copper to a multiple ground rod system around my tower and another connected ground rod outside the shack window, all are connected together.  

Dale, k9vuj



On 19, Dec 2013, at 16:19, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:

> On 12/19/2013 1:39 PM, EDWARDS, EDDIE J wrote:
>> But for anything connected to RF equipment, daisy chaining violates the "guidelines" and specs for single-point grounding systems.  This may be acceptable as long as the overall shack has proper lightning protection in all other cases.
> 
> That is NOT correct. These so-called guidelines are based on a misunderstanding of circuit  fundamentals.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
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