Not that amazing, inspectors let a lot go in my experience. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 8:58 PM Subject: Re: Re-station ground > Yeah, the amazing thing was that the home inspector didn't catch the > problem. > > Steve > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 19:07 > Subject: Re: Re-station ground > > >>I have also lived in houses like that, I never trust that the electrical >>is >> grounded well enough for anything. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 4:59 PM >> Subject: Re: Re-station ground >> >> >>> Colin, >>> >>> I'd caution against using the grounding of the electrical outlets as a >>> station ground. I lived in a house where the electrical ground of the >>> outlets had 150 volts which I measured between it and a stainless steel >>> counter in the kitchen. It turned out that the house's electrical >>> system >>> wasn't grounded to anything in the known universe. >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 16:31 >>> Subject: Re: Re-station ground >>> >>> >>>> you already have a ground between the tuner and the radio via the coax >>>> shield... >>>> You already have full chassis ground through the ground prong on the >>>> AC >>>> power. >>>> However, to avoid RF hot spots on the chassis of your equipment, it is >>>> advisable to use another earth ground of some kind for your >>>> equipment...either via a ground rod, or to the main electrical ground >>>> of >>>> the >>>> house such as the city side of the water meter on the cold water pipe, >>>> or >>>> connected to the ground rod used by the electrical of the house if >>>> there >>>> is >>>> one. >>>> Also, having a separate ground rod just for the station is good because >>>> that >>>> can also be used for both RF and electrical ground and will help in the >>>> case >>>> of a nearby lightening strike etc. >>>> You need to use a ground bus, and have a wire from each piece of >>>> equipment >>>> connected to that common bus...do not daisy chain the grounds together. >>>> In >>>> other words, your grounding has to be paralel, not series. >>>> If it's electrical ground, the wire length doesn't matter at all...but >>>> if >>>> you are going after an RF ground, the length of the ground wire may, if >>>> you >>>> are using a non-resonant antenna, or latter line or long wire and a >>>> tuner, >>>> effect the tuning of the antenna. >>>> >>>> Often an additional ground for the station equipment is not necesary as >>>> the >>>> AC ground takes care of it, but sometimes you may need it if you find >>>> you >>>> are having issues with RFI in your audio, or excessive noise on receive >>>> or >>>> if you are causing RFI to other electronics in the house or with your >>>> neighbors. >>>> >>>> 73 >>>> Colin, V A6BKX >>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>> From: "Mike Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:10 PM >>>> To: <[log in to unmask]> >>>> Subject: Re-station ground >>>> >>>>> So if I have a ground wire running from my ATU's ground stud to the >>>>> back >>>>> of >>>>> the rig's ground stud, considering my rig has a built in power supply >>>>> and >>>>> a >>>>> 3 prong plug, this will be fine? >>>>> >>>>> Mike >>>> >>