Having had shacks in the basement and on the third floor, I'm happy to say 
I've found a wonderful compromise known as the first floor.  It's only a few 
feet above ground so it's easy to have a proper ground, yet it's warm, dry 
and comfortable.  However, it sounds like this isn't an option for you so I 
would try it without a ground as John says and hope for the best.  If you 
should run into trouble, a counterpoise is probably the way to go. There's 
really a lot to be said for having a comfortable shack wherever you have to 
put it. Lou
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: Grounding Question


> It's almost impossible to get a good ground up there, I've gone so far as 
> to
> run no ground at all on my station on the second floor. I for a while ran 
> an
> MFJ artificial ground, basically a counter poise tuner, but that can only
> handle 300 watts. I got the amp and disconnected it, it's still 
> disconnected
> and I have no problems. If you have a good ground though, I'm not saying
> disconnect it, there is probably  lot less headache to just leave your
> equipment where it is, but I'll say honestly, a second floor station, if 
> you
> absolutely have to, I'd start with no ground. If I had a choice, I'd move 
> to
> the cellar in a second or at least first floor.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "john vernaleken" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 6:43 PM
> Subject: Grounding Question
>
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> We finally have that "Empty Nest". I have been in the cold basement and
>> the XYL asked why don't you move up to the 2nd floor bedroom. Grounding 
>> in
>> the basement was never an issue. My question is: What issues will I face
>> and what can I do to correct if I move my shack to the warm 2nd floor.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> John  KC2QJB