[TowerTalk] Station Ground

[Bill Aycock]

>Tom Rauch, et al-
Time and LOTS of reading and checking have taught me that not heeding Your 
(Tom R) advice is a bad idea.

Usually
and
However.
(There is ALWAYS this pair of caveats.)

My memory of reading many installation manuals ( and- I DO read them) tells 
me that the usual instruction is to wire directly to the battery post, but 
through fuses in BOTH lines. The pertinent passage in the Yaesu FT-2500M 
manual is:
"To minimize voltage drop and avoid blowing the car fuses, connect the 
supplied DC cable directly to the battery terminal. Do not attempt to 
defeat or bypass the fuse- it  is there to protect you and the equipment."
This instruction is in MANY manuals, not just from Yaesu. (However, they 
(Yaesu) provide only ONE fuse on this radio.) Many manuals add comments 
about noise abatement.

I do agree with you, but most manuals do not, and most Hams do tend to 
follow these books.
Bill



Bill Aycock - W4BSG
Woodville, Alabama