you should be fine there by my thinking.
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: grounding question
> 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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