[TowerTalk] Grounding

Richard M. Gillingham rmoodyg at bellsouth.net
Tue Aug 29 20:51:34 EDT 2006


Hmmm...

Since my SPG system is tied into the entrance ground of the electric 
company, and that in turn is tied to the neutral at the panel, any test like 
yours would give normal brightness.  As it should.

Just a thought.

73
Gil, W1RG




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Osborne" <w7why at verizon.net>
To: "Towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Grounding


>
>
>> How do I know if I have proper ( enough ) grounding.  How can >I measure
>> it???   Jerry   WA2KDB
>
> One quick way I used to measure my ground was to hook up the hot side of 
> the
> plug on a lamp to to AC and the other side of the plug to my ground.  Turn
> on the lamp and see how bright it glows.  Gives you a good idea of how 
> good
> it is.  How to measure a RF ground--not sure about that.  73
> Tom W7WHY
>
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