[TenTec] RE: Power Supply & Equip. grounding

[jack]

the best ground wire is short and large conductor or braid ...my nephew has
his ground wire of about 3 feet from the back of his radio to an 8 foot
ground rod driven into the ground under his basement floor ...he encouraged
me to do the same ...but i am not sure i want a hole in my basement floor HI
jack

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Melland, W9WIS" <w9wis at charter.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] RE: Power Supply & Equip. grounding


> >HOWEVER, if the station ground is connected to the house/station
electrical
> service at the breaker panel, there will be no >potential difference
between
> grounds and therefore no ground loop.
>
>
> Agreed..... but then I'd have a 50 foot long ground wire <grin>..... my
> power panel is 50 ft from the shack on the other end of the house.  I
> suppose I could run a circular heavey wire under ground around the house
and
> then attach my station ground to it.  It seems that perhaps the perfect
> electrical ground scheme and the perfect rf ground system are often not
the
> same ?
>
> Mike, W9WIS
>
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