[Elecraft] Confessions of grounding

Don Wilhelm donwilh at embarqmail.com
Fri Oct 12 22:57:01 EDT 2018


Why try to connect the wire or braid directly to the ground lug?
Soldering a lug onto the end of a wire or braid makes it "oh so easy" to 
attach.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 10/12/2018 6:29 PM, Drew AF2Z wrote:
> Yes, it is a hassle getting a stiff copper wire on that little ground 
> screw. I use 1" braid with a strip of copper sheet folded and soldered 
> over the end and a screw hole drilled through-- basically, homemade flat 
> terminal lugs on the ends of the braid. Very easy to manage now.


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