[TowerTalk] Station Ground

[Keith Dutson]

Regarding the less than useful practice of connecting all ham equipment
chassis via a grounding bar, why do the equipment manufacturers usually
provide a grounding lug on the back of the chassis?

Keith NM5G

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Frank Donovan
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 4:41 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Cc: N6KJ
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Station Ground

Station ground bus bars are an obsolete grounding practice, modern grounding
design practices provide far superior AC power safety and lightning
protection.

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While a heavy
ground wire could be run from the grounding window to the station equipment
bus bar and then to each station equipment, it is likely to have such high
impedance that it is highly unlikely to perform any useful function.

73!
Frank
W3LPL
donovanf at erols.com

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