[TowerTalk] SUMMARY: Feeding cables into the shack

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 99-07-19 13:01:03 EDT, philk5pc@tyler.net writes:

> >These are well grounded to several 8 foot rods in a system with large
>  copper
>  >braid.
>  
>  Polyphaser and others discourage the use of braid for grounding because of
>  the inductance in it.

      Not only that, but it's been my experience that braid deteriorates very 
rapidly compared to wire. I don't know if braid is approved by the NEC.

Cheers,   Steve   K7LXC

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