[Elecraft] [K2] Ground connection?

[Don Wilhelm]

  Brian,

If you have the KAT2 or the KPA100 option installed, there will be a 
binding post for the ground connection.  If you have the basic K2, and 
you wish to have a ground connection, put a 5 way binding post on the 
mounting hole labeled "ground" and connect it to your station ground point.

In actual practice, you may not need a ground connection for the K2.  A 
ground connection for any transceiver is to connect the chassis to other 
gear in the hamshack, and to connect to the "ground" for your antenna 
system.

If your antenna system presents a good 50 ohm match to the K2, a ground 
is not required - just feed the antenna.

The grounding of every "box" in the hamshack should be more for reducing 
"box" to "box" potential differences than for eliminating any other 
"problems".  If you have only a K2 and an antenna, there is no need for 
a "ground" connection.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/18/2010 11:29 PM, Brian Denley wrote:
> There is a hole in the back of my K2 marked 'GND'.  Looking for a suitable
> ground connection to my K2 I wondered if this 'hole' gets filled by an
> option.  What are other users using for a K2 ground connection?
>
> Brian Denley
> KB1VBF
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