[Elecraft] OT; electrical safety

[Richard Fjeld]

Maybe this applies.
We have buried electrical service, but I don't think it matters.  I have 
been told the NEC now calls for four conductor service to include a 
ground wire from the transformer.

I depend on a ground tree.  I like the perimeter wire Don, w3fpr describes.

Dick, n0ce


On 4/17/2017 4:00 PM, ab2tc wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is totally off topic; I apologize.
>
> I just received the new ARRL publication "grounding and bonding  for the
> radio amateur". It is very interesting reading. I see that the NEC requires
> two ground rods for regular power installations; never mind any antennas. I
> swear that when when I moved into this house there were absolutely no ground
> rods installed. I just inspected our power pole that supplies our power. I
> could see no wires going in to the ground. So I have no idea where our
> "green wire" came from.
>
> But I have have installed two 8 foot ground rods to ground my antennas and
> they are bonded to the AC entry panel. But what's up with this? I bet my
> neighbors have no ground rods installed either.
>
> Knut - AB2TC
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