[Elecraft] K3/100 -Second floor- no RF ground ??

[Jerry T. Dowell]

Steve, I have tried the "barefoot" approach here, nothing seems to work. One
draws sparks in our rooms with wood flooring also. NV is an extreme
environment!

I have had "RF ground" problems here while using various antennas, some fed
with coax, some with balanced feed, baluns, etc. One problem, of course, is
having the rig connected to the power line ground, which is on the opposite
side of the house, and you know how big the ground leads are that are run
through the house. RF pickup on the ground system is substantial.

Jerry  AI6L

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Ellington [mailto:n4lq at carolina.rr.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:46 AM
To: Jerry T. Dowell; 'callen1155'; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/100 -Second floor- no RF ground ??

As for ESD....Someone here suggested going barefooted. I've verified this. 
It works. Socks are not allowed! This also lets you run "barefoot" while 
running the amp.  Replacing carpet with wood flooring helps too but a bit 
more expensive.

Your RFI problems sound like common mode current on your feeder. I would try

changing the length.

My final solution here was to put the MFJ-998 1.5kw auto tuner out at the 
antenna "130' inverted L" and run coax into the house.
Steve
N4LQ