[TowerTalk] Back of desk grounding buss

Jim Lux jimlux at earthlink.net
Sun Mar 23 11:44:01 EDT 2014


Your experience is probably more relevant.  Especially with reference to commercial practice.  

My thing is more about the theory behind the recommendations, which is often buried in the mists of history.  Sort of like 468/f

On Mar 23, 2014, at 3:53, n4zkf <towertalk at n4zkf.com> wrote:

> I didn't put a rover on mars but I do grounding on cell and broadcast
> sites for a living working in telecom. Does that count?
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> (not to take anything away from you Jim) :)
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> 73 Dave n4zkf
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> On 3/22/14 3:08 PM, "Jim Brown" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
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>> On 3/22/2014 10:13 AM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
>>> When there is a group grope debating the number of angels dancing on
>>> the head of a pin
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>> Patrick,
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>> Ham radio "conventional wisdom" is full of misconceptions, and grounding
>> is one of the greatest. These misconceptions lead most hams to do dumb
>> things that are expensive and wrong. They can also make lightning damage
>> more likely, and make hum, buzz, and RF noise much worse.
>> 
>> Understanding what matters and what doesn't with grounding isn't "angels
>> dancing on the head of a pin," it's what's safe, what works, and what
>> doesn't.
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>> In case you don't know, Jim Lux is an engineer at JPL, the guys who put
>> those rovers on Mars. He's also a contributor to the ARRL Handbook.
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>> 73, Jim K9YC
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