[Elecraft] K3S proper grounding?

[Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO]

The problem has nothing to do with grounding.

RF is getting into the house wiring. I suggest adding a choke balun at 
the feedpoint of the antenna to reduce "RF in the shack" and wrapping 
the power cord of the TV around a ferrite rod, toroid or bead for 
several turns. Google K9YC's RFI tutorial for details.

OCF dipoles are very bad for RF in the shack due to the degree of unbalance.

Radio Shack used to sell little square ferrite toroids that split apart 
so you can wrap wires around them without interference from plugs, etc.

73,
Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO
Rehovot, Israel
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/

On 26 Sep 2015 20:41, ae4pb at carolinaheli.com wrote:
> On 40m my TV turns off and on by itself when I transmit. I'm thinking that
> it's related to grounding because I've not figured that out yet. I have a
> roof mounted mast that holds my dipole. The coax comes down through the
> roof, routes through the attic down inside the wall to the station. I've
> been told I need to ground the feedline BEFORE it enters the house but I'm
> not sure how to get a ground correctly up to the roof. No matter how I run
> the ground a lightning strike would likely ignite my house inside the attic
> if I run it inside the house. I have a low pass filter installed just
> before/after the Rig.
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> The plan I'm thinking of so far.
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> 1.   Run an 8 gauge dedicated power feeder from my main panel (on the
> opposite side of the house) to the shack with a 20A breaker. The 8Ga is to
> lower ground losses.
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> 2.   Install a ground rod outside my shack and run a heavy gauge to the
> shack to bond with the dedicated power line ground.
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> 3.   Ground all gear in the shack to the dedicated power ground.
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> 4.   ?? maybe do a run of 14-2 romex with all three leads bonded together up
> to the mast, install a mast antenna switch and ground it with the 14-2.
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> Thoughts /comments?
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> Running only 100w into a Buckmaster 7 Band OCF dipole at 35' per the
> instructions. The dipole is broadside to 45 degrees for EU coverage.
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> Thanks in advance. I've read A LOT on grounding but haven't seen this
> scenario covered.
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> On another note I appear to have an allergy to my key. I just can't bring
> myself to get on the air with it. I need the practice to get my speed.
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> Jerry Moore
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> AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324
>
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