[1000mp] Grounding

Thu, 6 Mar 2003 15:50:15 -0800

The ground plug in the wall socket in is already tied to the ground at
the electrical entrance (assuming your wiring is not the old two prong
style).

The primary reason to ground (at least from the Nat'l Electrical Code
perspective) is for safety only.

If you live in a lighting prone area you need to properly ground the
antenna structure for lightning protection as well.

For station performance, it rarely matters. My shack is on the second
story and I have no ground other than the house ground and everything
works great.

I did make sure all of my station components AND computer is on the same
circuit to avoid any current flow on the ground line.

If they were not on the same circuit, I might tie them together with a
ground strap but only if I had any noise or ground loop problems.

73,

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Bob Kemp
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 3:34 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [1000mp] Grounding

That's what has me confused, Steve.
One fellow said to do it, and you say don't.
I can tap onto the cold copper piping about 5' from my station ground.
I'm grounding my station now (which I had never done before) to an earth

ground.
So...is that all that is necessary?
Bob.

Steve Dyer wrote:
> I sure would not unless the house electrical ground is right next to
> your station! You will end up with a difference in potential at the
two
> points if there is any distance between the two.
> 
> Everyone needs to remember "ground" is a reference, not an absolute!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Steve
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Bob Kemp
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:20 PM
> To: FT1000MP
> Subject: [1000mp] Grounding
> 
> Regarding Grounding - I gather it is best to tie the ground on your
home
> 
> electrical service (which is to the cold water supply in my house for 
> instance - to the ground to the station.
> 
> By the way, I had some "re-plumbing" done this year and now have a 
> section of plastic piping down stream from the meter and so will have
to
> jumper that to get back to the rest of the copper, cold water piping, 
> which was left in tact about 15 feet from the meter.....another
problem 
> with modern plumbing methods I presume!
> Bob
> 
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