Hi, all:
This is a very interesting discussion, on which I'm sure there will be many
varied opinions.
So, I would like to describe my set-up, to see if I'm doing ok?
At the home qth, I have a single 8-foot copper ground rod which represents
my common ground point. I have a 10-gauge grounding cable running from the
ground rod, to the common ground lug on the outside of my MFJ feed-through
window pannel to which all of my antennas are connected. Then, I run
separate grounding cables from the inside portion of that same common ground
lug on the window feed through panel to each piece of equipment--i.e. rig,
manual tuner, amplifier, etc.
When lightning threatens, I disconnect all antenna leads from the inside
connectors on the window feed through panel, and unplug everything.
Am I ok here, or am I courting disaster?
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 4:45 AM
Subject: Re: grounding question
Wel, Pat, that was my thought but someone had told me it didn't matter so I
thought I'd ask as there are a lot of you guys who have been hams much
longer
than me and tend to be a great resource on just about any ham question.
Thainks.
Tom
Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
On Tue, 14 Jun 2011, Patrick Gormley wrote:
> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:32:41 -0400
> From: Patrick Gormley <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: grounding question
>
> At my station here in Frostburg, my antennas are grounded in one place and
> my station has its own 8-foot ground rod. 73- pat kk3f
> It's preferable to have separate grounds to minimize the possibility of a
> ground loop.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:24 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: grounding question
>
> > I'm just setting up my ts2000 after being off the air for the past year.
> > I've a
> > breakout box for cables and such. I'll run a ground wire through the
> > box
> > out to
> > an 8ft grounding rod. My question is this -- I have one of those gas
> > lightning
> > arresters. It will attach to the breakout box and the antenna cable
> > will
> > attach
> > to it. It is to be grounded. When I ground it is there any good reason
> > that it
> > should have a ground separate from the radio or can they both be
> > grounded
> > to the
> > same ground rod?
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> >
>
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