[TenTec] Eagle problem?

[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

Due to the weave of the braid, thus the bends in each individual wire, the 
inductance of a 1" wide piece of braid of a given length will be greater 
than the inductance of a 1" piece of flat copper of the same length.  For 
low inductance ground circuit applications where movement is not required, a 
flat material such as strap of copper is preferred to the same width of 
braid.    A round conductor is almost equal to a flat material and is 
typically easier to use where slight bends are required.  In any event, 
large radius bends are preferred over small or tight radius bends.

73
Bob, K4TAX




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "k6jek" <k6jek at comcast.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Eagle problem?


> Why is braid to be eschewed especially inside the shack?
>
> On May 15, 2014, at 10:56 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>
>> On 5/15/2014 7:45 PM, Carter wrote:
>>>> Again, bond all equipment together at the power supply and forget abt a 
>>>> dedicated external ground.
>>> I can try removing the external ground. I currently have 3/4" wide 
>>> single piece of braid going from the radio to the PS to the amp to an 
>>> outside ground (total length from last unit in line to the hole in the 
>>> basement wall is less than 5 feet).
>>
>> The proper bonding is CHASSIS-TO-CHASSIS of interconnected equipment. One 
>> of those chassis MUST be bonded to the power system green wire, to the 
>> antenna system entry panel, to the power system ground, and to all other 
>> grounds in the building.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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