[TenTec] RF Ground

[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

Lifting the neutral or ground is a sure fire way to increase your funeral 
directors bank account.

73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim WA9YSD" <wa9ysd at yahoo.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] RF Ground


> Jim Brown is right.
>
> One other current loop is the neutral.  I have know a person that 
> eliminated the neutral to eliminate that remaining current loop.  He used 
> the station ground as the return.  This is in violation of electrical code 
> of course and not recommended to do because of the electrical hazard.
>
> Like Jim has said before,  from the point where the coax shield from the 
> antenna start measuring your lengths of inter connecting cable to the 
> radio gear.  A 1/4 wave length will radiate.  You need to break that up. 
> Common mode chokes are the answer.
>
> Keep The Faith, Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
>
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