[Elecraft] Ground Strap

Mon Oct 7 12:05:01 2002

George,
I will not be running all that far to ground, I need the length to connect
roughly 27 linear feet of radios.  I'm planning to hop from one radio to the
next with ground strap (flattened, soldered, and then the hole drilled through
the strap for the ground lug). From there, it's on to the cold water pipe and
earth ground only 8' away. Thus, at minimum, I'll need 35'.
73
Paul

"George, W5YR" wrote:

> Paul, with all respect, a ground strap 50 ft long will probably cause many
> more problems that it could cure.
>
> If you require an "r-f ground" and are that far from Earth ground, which is
> always questionable as to its r-f effectivenss even with a short connecting
> conductor, consider using 1/4-wavelength "driven ground" wires in the shack
> to place the shack equipment at near zero r-f potential.
>
> 73/72, George
> Amateur Radio W5YR -  the Yellow Rose of Texas
> In the 57th year and it just keeps getting better!
> Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe
> K2 #489      Icom IC-765 #2349     Icom IC-756 PRO  #2121
>
> [email protected] wrote:
> >
> > Anyone have ideas where I can purchase copper groundstap in a length up
> > to 50'?
> > Maybe in the Chicago area or order online? Thanks!
> > Paul
>
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