[1000mp] which grounding is better?

[Eugene Klingler]

same on....dont use multiple grounds...gene klingler n8zx
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Subject: [1000mp] which grounding is better?


> Yaesu FT1000MP and VL-1000 amp.
> I'm getting a bit of rfi in the Monitor of the MP.
>
> I presently have a heavy braid that connects the MP, the amp, and an
outside
> groundrod which is very close, right through the wall
> It's maybe a total of 5 feet of 1" wide braid. The other end of the braid
> goes to my cold water pipe.
> Now I know that solid copper strap is better.
>
> But my question is. Is making a loop like this beneficial or should the
rig
> and amp have their own ground strap to the same ground rod or different
> ground rods?
>
> I'm wondering if there is a slight difference in the grounding of the MP
and
> the amp and that could be contributing to the rough sound in the monitor.
>
> BTW. the rfi effect varies with the direction of the antenna.
>
>
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> W9OL, Bill H. in Chicagoland
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