[Elecraft] Lightning in New Mexico

[Jim Brown]

On 3/28/2011 10:12 PM, Phil Townsend wrote:
> (knock on the the door ITS the ground police)

Grounding regulations are there because they are the right way to 
protect people and property from Lightning and from faults on the power 
system. They are written in the form of Electrical Building Codes (the 
NEC in North America) by some VERY sharp Electrical Engineers who really 
do understand radio, audio, video, lightning, and all the other 
ramifications of proper grounding. They are not "big government" to be 
scorned, they are based on God's Laws of Physics to be learned and 
respected.

Our concern is not the "ground police"  (the local Electrical Inspector) 
--  it's LIGHTNING or a serious fault on the power line that can make 
you a very unhappy guy if you do it wrong.

73, Jim Brown K9YC