[1000mp] Braid or strap for ground wire...big question.

[Charles Harpole]

Some say braid is a good wire to use to run from rig to ground rod(s) 
because it offers many lengths of individual wires and maybe avoid ground 
loops and ground wire resonance(s);  some say solid copper strap is good for 
same use because it is only one electrical length and can be cut for 
non-ham-band-resonance (maybe).

Which is best????

And, to further muddy the water...  some say (1) run ground wire or strap 
from one rig to another with shortest runs and then just one wire from that 
to ground rod(s)
others say (2) run a ground wire or strap from each piece of gear to ground 
rod(s).  (3) others say use several different lengths of grounding wire to 
avoid resonances.

P.S. :  Is the coax braid in the coax that connects the rig to the linear 
also a ground conduction (just because it also has RF on it makes a 
difference???) ?????

So there!  de K4VUD

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