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

[Jeffrey Pawlan]

On Thu, 2 May 2002, Joe Reilly wrote:

> In the cellular industry, we avoid flat braided wire as grounding, except in
> places where the ground needs to be flexible. One example is on the door of
> the site. Otherwise, flat braided ground is not a good RF ground.
>
> Joe
>

I believe that braid and flat Cu will be equal in performace at HF to VHF. I
also use heavy power wire such as AWG 2, 0, and 00 for my grounds outdoors
as the insulation stands up well to the weather and sun. I use braid indoors
because it is more flexible,

At 900MHz and higher, the lower inductance of very wide flat Cu probably helps.

73,
Jeffrey Pawlan, WA6KBL