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

[ARS NZ3O (Byron) FM29fx]

I use braid in the shack and solid outdoors for
buried grounds (tower to house ground).  
Braid on the tower legs to ground rods, too.

When used outdoors, braid should be coated
with something to keep it from deteriating.

73, Byron

At 03:08 AM 5/2/2002 +0000, Charles Harpole wrote:
>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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