[1000mp] Grounding

Fri, 7 Mar 2003 00:44:14 +0000

Greetings to our trans Atlantic cousins!

Do you all now have an earth pin for your residences like we have had in
the U.K. for three generations?

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In message <007b01c2e43b$2577b240$a758a8c0@BEAST2>, Steve Dyer
<[email protected]> writes
>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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