[Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 with Icom 7600 accessory cable

[Walter Underwood]

Last night I dreamed that I was pounding two ground rods into the garden. They went in very easily.

wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)

> On Dec 30, 2018, at 5:30 PM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
> 
> That's not nearly enough.  EVERYTHING in your home must be bonded together -- power, telco, CATV, your antennas, and all ground rods.  Two places to learn it -- N0AX's recent ARRL book on grounding and bonding, and my own tutorial, upon which much of Ward's book is based.
> 
> http://k9yc.com/GroundingAndAudio.pdf
> 
> Also -- as noted in my tutorial, EVERYTHING connected with your station, including computers and other accessories connected to your rig) should get power from the same outlet, or from outlets whose green wires (third pin) are bonded together in your shack. This is just as important as bonding.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
> 
> On 12/30/2018 4:13 PM, Ken B via Elecraft wrote:
>> Good evening  The Icom IC-7600 KAT500, and KPA500 are each grounded to a single terminal strip with a #10 cable directly to a ground rod 15 ft away. The rod is 12 ft deep. Both the KAP and KTA were factory built as my soldering skills have diminished since the Army training.
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