[Elecraft] Grounding negative side of power supply?

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 Glen Zook K9STH also has good readings on grounding on his web page.  They appear to be of good authority.  Do a search for K9STH and it should appear.

Larry
W0OGH


  -------------- Original message from Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>: --------------


> Guy,
> 
> That is the reason I put a perimeter wire around my house with a ground 
> stake every place the wire makes an abrupt turn.  That wire provides any 
> lightning surge with a lower impedance path than that which it might 
> find by blowing a hole through the foundation wall.
> 
> In my opinion, definitive information on lightning protection and 
> station grounding was written by Ron Block, and can be found on the 
> PolyPhaser website - it was also published in a 2 part series in QST 
> some years back - it should be available to ARRL members on the ARRL 
> website.  Those articles convinced me that the perimeter wire was the 
> best thing I could do.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
> > One thing that often gets missed is that a house with its foundation
> > system or basement can be a conduction barrier in the path of the
> > surge's dissipation pulse. If there is a miscellaneous conduction path
> > through/under the house, you want it to be a good one where detours up
> > to sensitive equipment is out of the way and unattractive to the
> > surge.
> >
> > 73, Guy.
> >   
> >
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