[Elecraft] Got the radio...

[AD0ES]

Hi,

We get hellacious thunderstorms here, I have all antenna cables going to a bulkhead on the exterior
wall, which disconnect at that point.  During thunderstorm season the cables are ALWAYS kept disconnected unless
operating.  I made pl/bnc connectors with dead shorts that I leave on the bulkhead connectors.  All desk equipment is
tied to a common length of 1" copper pipe along back of desk via 1/2" braids.  If a bad storm comes thru I unplug the
2 tripplite powerstrips feeding the equipment.

Question: wouldn't it make sense to make the 1" braid from the copper pipe on desk to the outside ground rod also detachable?

I was thinking one of those plug/receptacles used for the arc wires of large welders.  It should handle more current than
the braid would tolerate.  My thinking is that if "the big one" directly hits the outside antenna it would be a short
trip from the outside ground rod to the inside common ground bar...

Steve AD0ES

On Apr 16, 2014, at 8:59 PM, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:

> If you add ground rods, know that all ground rods should be tied back to 
> the Utility ground rod by a large conductor (#6 wire is the minimum 
> size).  That is not only a requirement of NEC safety rules, but also a 
> safety consideration for your station.