[TenTec] Comments on "Repairs"

[Larry DiGioia]

Gary Hoffman wrote:

>Also, a wire out the window, to a single ground rod, is likely to to a poor
>RF ground.  How long is the path total  ?  I bet it approaches or exceeds
>1/4 wave at some (many ?) frequencies.  Might be an "open circuit" at RF.
>You might have no ground at all, effectively.
>  
>
That is not "a wire," it's 2" copper strap. Through the wall. 8 feet.

>Hearing HUM on audio devices, turning on appliances, and the like, as you
>have described, certainly makes me wonder.
>  
>
You mean that doesn't happen to everyone with balanced antennas? (Only 
partially kidding.)


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Larry  N8KU

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