[TowerTalk] Coax ground braid

[Jim Brown]

On 4/16/2012 3:54 PM, Bob Ad5vj wrote:
> I was always told to use flat braid for station grounds in years past for RF purposes and if you didnt have any, make it from coax braid.

Actually braid is NOT a good choice for bonding grounds outdoors, 
because it corrodes so quickly.   The better choice is wide flat copper 
ribbon -- it lowers inductance a bit (but ONLY a bit) as compared to a 
round conductor of equivalent cross section, and doesn't corrode as 
quickly as braid.

73, Jim K9YC