[TenTec] RE: Power Supply & Equip. grounding

[Dr David L Kepkay]

I like this one Stan!!

I also like the story about your son. I have 5 sons, but the last, age 15 ,
is the most stubborn and rebellious by far...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sinisa Hristov" <shristov at ptt.yu>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] RE: Power Supply & Equip. grounding


> For the sake of completeness, it should be stressed
> that pushing any RF current into the soil should be
> avoided as much as possible.
>
> That would be a pure waste of energy on transmission,
> and a source of all kinds of noise on reception.
>
> If there is no RF current flowing into ground,
> then the ratio between the connection length and lambda
> has no significance.
>
> The remaining function of ground is then protection.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Sinisa  YT1NT, VA3TTN
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