[1000mp] Grounding

Thu, 6 Mar 2003 21:23:14 -0500

Hello All,

I am very confused "easy for me".  Some say that you have
to also connect to AC ground (usually the cold water pipe).
If not you can develop a difference of potential between your
RF ground and AC ground!  I don't think this is good to have.
Others say not to connect to AC ground or you may develop a
difference of potential???  I don't understand this line of thinking??
All the info that I can find says to also connect to AC ground.

Can someone come up with the correct way to go on this please...

Thanks in Advance and 73,  Ted  K2QMF

On Thu, 06 Mar 2003 17:34:09 -0600 Bob Kemp <[email protected]> writes:
> 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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