[Elecraft] Confessions of grounding

Craig Buck radiok4ia at gmail.com
Fri Oct 12 12:58:25 EDT 2018


I added two large washers over the post.  Makes it easier to sandwich the
ground braid between them.  Poke a hole in the braid to go over the post.

On Fri, Oct 12, 2018, 12:49 PM Leroy Buller <lee.buller at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, I just rebuilt my station and wonder how many of you actually ground
> your K3 or your rig?  I have the amp and tuner grounded, but I find
> grounding the K3 somewhat difficult.  Why?  Getting my fat ham fingers to
> the rear if the rig and tighting up the knurled knob with stiff wire is
> quite infuriating.  All the connecting cables are in the way and it just
> trips my trigger.  Then being able to reach over all the doodads and
> geegaws to attach ground is a frustration of mine.  Many years ago it was
> good practice to use solid wire but now i see others using braid.  Stiff
> wire adds to my frustration.   So, for my mental health I would like some
> suggestions or ideas how best to deal with this.  I know...suck it up.
> There has got to be a better way.
>
> Lee K0WA
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