[TenTec] GROUP MODERATOR

[Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP]

SORRY GUYS / Joe,  I AM NOT THE MODERATOR HERE!

I do moderate the Argonaut VI group, saw "Argonaut VI" in the subject line
and assumed it was a post within my group.

WELL I NEVER WAS MUCH GOOD BEFORE MY MORNING COFFEE!

After sending that email, I realized this is the Contest.com group and NOT
one of the three other Ten-Tec groups I moderate!

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe
Papworth via TenTec
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2015 3:20 AM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Cc: k8mp at aol.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Argonaut VI Lost RX/TX on 160/80 Meters-- Poly Phaser
resources

Stuart's excellent recommendations not withstanding, I think it's time to
end this discussion. The horse is dead. Let's leave him be.
Later, Joe

PS... I may have an email out there in the hands of The Moderator. (Just who
is that anyway?)


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-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Rohre <rohre at arlut.utexas.edu>
To: tentec <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Fri, Jul 3, 2015 08:40 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Argonaut VI Lost RX/TX on 160/80 Meters-- Poly Phaser
resources



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<pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>Connie and anyone new to the list.  The
National Electrical Code covers safe practices for home wiring and radio
hook up to antenna and/or a mast.

Technically also, ALL grounds at a house must be bonded, (connected)

together by low impedance connections, such as the wire in a trench to tie
the mast to the house radio ground rod.

The phone box outside has a ground
wire, that point should also tie to
the radio ground rod(s)

The main
electrical meter panel entry point for main wire bus has a ground lead, that
should also bond to the radio ground.  Bond means there should be a metallic
connections, wire or braid or strap.  Some times a wire is added in a
shallow trench outside the building to run to each of the existing ground
attachment points to completely protect the house.

The interconnections above means
that if one item is hit by lightning,
there is not a massive difference in
voltage between it and any other
conductor.  Current can spread out on its way to earth, and less heating is
had in the jointly grounded circuits.

One of
the good internet web sites for proper grounding and surge suppression
information is the Poly Phaser web site of Smithsindustries.com,
manufacturer of Poly Phaser products

In addition to the books listed for radio hams that include station
grounding information, Poly Phaser will give you ideas on safe handling of
grounding needs.  Look at all entries in their on web Media Library.
Especially their White Papers discuss common earthing and grounding

issues of concern to hams.

73,
Stuart
Rohre
K5KVH
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