[R-390] Grounds

[rbethman]

Cecil,

Not confused by your posting!

Mostly confused with the status of the NEC,, City, AND the International 
Code.  Working through it.

I've been in this house for almost 21 years.  The antennas and the 
feedlines have changed a couple of times simply for the issue of aging.  
And one feedline loss due to SQUIRRELS! <Furry Tailed Rats!>

GOD only knows *how* many storms during this period.

To date there has ONLY been hail damage.  Trees in the area of a 1 mile 
radius have been struck.  No houses.  This area is all underground power 
feeds and distribution.

My mast/tower cannot be so tall that it can fall with even a part of it 
going outside my property.  I can live with that.  I can hear and talk 
to whom I desire.  Propagation permitting, of course.

I "may" not *quite* get the results with silver brazing that the Cadweld 
does.  However it is close enough that I can't measure it!  I've got 
nothing that will real less than 0.01 ohms.

Bob  - N0DGN

Cecil Acuff wrote:
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>> I do NOT ground all as well as I can - THEN - isolate the whole thing!
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> Hopefully I didn't create confusion with my statement about the two 
> camps..
>
> To clarify...
>
> Some believe in doing a really thorough job of grounding everything in 
> sight...
>
> Other believe that everything should be isolated from ground as to not 
> attract lightning.
>
> Thus the two camps of belief.
>
> My computer was pretty much isolated but was distroyed with multiple 
> failures the next time I tried to use it due to EMP.  Had the 
> interfaces been terminated and the cabinet grounded properly it 
> probably would have survived..
>
> Sorry for any confusion..
>
> Cecil
>
>

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