[Elecraft] (OT) Grounding Mat

[Don Cunningham]

Chris,
I bought a very nice set from Radio Shack that contained a nice wrist strap 
and the anti-static mat with a long ground lead for around $30.  The wrist 
strap has a bananna plug that plugs into a mount on the mat itself and from 
that central point the ground wire (10' long) with an alligator clip on the 
end.  That makes a solid connection to the same point and worked very well 
for me.  I would say that mat needs to be grounded and tied to the wrist 
strap, or I would think, at least grounded at the same point.  Hope that 
helps, and can look up a stock number if you don't see it on the RS site. 
The mat is bright red, hi.
73,
Don, WB5HAK