[Hallicrafters] Why Earth Ground The RX?

[paulk]

Can think of the antenna and earth as two plates of a capacitor - the
electric field between the two "plates" (the radio waves) generates the
minute voltages that the receiver filters and amplifies.

Regards

Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Duane Fischer, W8DBF <dfischer at usol.com>
To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 7:26 PM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] Why Earth Ground The RX?


>
>
>Many who listen to vintage receivers do not really understand the
importance,
>and benefits, of grounding that screw beside the one labeled 'antenna'. The
>reception and noise reduction benefits are significant. The purpose is not
>exclusively to prevent static charges in the atmosphere from damaging the
>receiver.
>
>I would appreciate one of the technically oriented explaining the reasons
why
>using an earth ground for reception is important and how it works. A
>comprehensive, but still comprehensible, explaination will benefit many of
the
>list subscribers.
>
>Thanking those who volunteer in advance -
>
>Duane Fischer, W8DBF
>dfischer at usol.com
>
>
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