[Elecraft] K3S Proper Grounding

[Merv Schweigert]

This whole thread is quite amusing,  no matter how much explanation takes
place, people still believe a ground rod is RF ground .

Then the poor guy with the problem who states "nothing has changed"
admits he has not grounded the station gear yet.  but it was before.
Talk about a lot of posting for nothing.
I hope some of you will at least read and learn, there has been some 
great info
put forth in this thread,  and from the replies one can tell that some
still dont get it.

Thanks to Jim and others who have the patience to keep going over and over
the facts trying to educate.  Hope some of it sinks in,
73 Merv K9FD/KH6   WH2XCR



10/1/2015 8:11 AM, ae4pb at carolinaheli.com wrote::
>> Part of my confusion is based on this being a commercial solution that
>> didn't have a problem until recently.
>
> Buying "a commercial solution" seems to mean that you're assuming that 
> whoever is selling a product really understands how antennas work and 
> the shortcomings of the product they're selling, so you don't have to 
> understand it.  Part of being a ham is taking the time to actually 
> learn how stuff works. I suggest that you study the links I posted 
> yesterday. They are both tutorial and practical.
>
>> Just
>> have the trim and staining to finish for that. I'm also planning to 
>> run a
>> dedicated power cable with heavier gauge wire to get a better ground 
>> at my
>> station. Based on the TON of responses I've gotten I'll be running a 
>> heavy
>> gauge THNN or similar from outside my station (where I'll add a 
>> ground rod)
>> up to an antenna switch for grounding and bonding all of it together 
>> with
>> the main ground on the other side of the house. I'm not sure how I'll 
>> NOT
>> end up with a ground loop in this configuration.
>
> While a dedicated power line to your station is a good thing, there's 
> too much foggy thinking and false logic in what some have been telling 
> you to do. The earth is NOT a sump into which RFI is poured. Yes, you 
> should run a bonding cable from your station to a ground rod, BUT that 
> rod MUST be bonded to all other grounds for safety. What these two 
> measures can do for you is CONTROL where common mode current flows -- 
> it will flow on that new ground wire and that new dedicated power line 
> -- but that RF current will still RADIATE, and can be picked up by any 
> other wires in your home, like those in your home entertainment system.
>
> Caps added for emphasis. :)
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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