[Elecraft] Elecraft K3s, etc. bonding

[John Stengrevics]

My tower grounds are my house grounds.  All hardline is separately grounded though individual rods and tied to the house ground.  My transceiver is tied to the house ground.

I seriously doubt tying other equipment to that ground will reduce noise levels at all, not to speak of the difficulty of trying to tie my laptop to same.  I operate primarily 6 meters.

To confirm this, I have recently used a portable spectrum analyzer with a near field antenna to look for noise sources in the house.  Not only does my equipment produce no noise, nothing else in the house does either.

John
WA1EAZ

> On Apr 24, 2020, at 2:18 AM, Rick Bates, NK7I <rick.nk7i at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> And in the meantime, lightning protection helps to reduce the noise and risks of 'everyday' static noise sources like wind, snow, blowing dust and even rain static.  HELPS, not removes.
> 
> Having (last fall) just installed a basic dissipation system, the difference can be quite startling and can allow one to hear a LOT better.  My noise floor also dropped from 10-35 dB with an average of 20 dB the moment I tied it into the existing house safety grounds.  And that was not only increased safety but was cheaper than most low band reception arrays (which I'll add as well). 'New' DX; SCORE!
> 
> Just as any other station feature, one can continue to enhance or upgrade lightning protection and bonding over time until there is less return than cost expended.
> 
> One more often forgotten note:  ALL wiring coming into a building, must be bonded to the common safety ground; satellite dishes, telephone/DSL wires, cable TV... ALL of them or lightning will 'find a way' to ruin your day.
> 
> Rick NK7I
> 
> 
> On 4/23/2020 10:44 PM, Vic Rosenthal wrote:
>> Serious lightning protection is something else, and can be very expensive. But although bonding the equipment won’t protect you against direct lightning strikes, it does help to keep everything at the same potential and reduce the possibility of damage from less violent static discharges.
>> 
>> Victor 4X6GP
>>  
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