Fw: [Elecraft] Wiring 101: I solved it, but why?

[Dave-KK7SS]

Hi Folks,

Blame Tim (NZ7c) for this  <G>
He thought the group might get a grin out of this (true) tale...

From: "Dave-KK7SS" <dmg@bossig.com>
> Several years ago, when I was ZS6MG, I was loading up my gutters and
> downspout (due to local restrictions) and I was generating beaucoup RFI in
> the neighborhood  :-(  --- I was *very* unpopular.....
>
> While checking out my grounding (using a Simpson VOM) I noticed that there
> were several places in the guttering where I could measure some
resistance.
> Then I remembered, from my crystal set days, that I used the corrosion on
> the washer on the hot water radiator in my bedroom as a rectifier,
>
> So... I joined each section together of gutter and downspout with several
> sheet metal screws at each overlapping section!!  RFI disappeared.
>
> I kid you not!!
> --