[SixClub] rig grounding

[Christopher Boone]

Actually the best way is to make a single point ground path...have all 
equipment tie to a common bus inside (bar or #8 or larger wire or even a 
flat 4inch strap would work)....then have ONE (!) wire out of the house 
to Earth ground...you can put multiple grounds once outside to 
help...this way all equipment rises and falls at the same potential in 
the event of a lightning surge, strike, etc and this minimizes any 
damage (may not stop it 100%)...

DONOT run multiple grounds from inside to outside...this can increase 
your damage potential...if you can use the electrical ground rod outside 
as your main ground point, do it! and tie the Sat dish rod into the same 
ground rod as all other equipment but try to have only ONE ground lead 
from inside to out...I have done that in many telecom sites...and the 
results are great!

Chris
WB5ITT

Bob Austin wrote:

> Ground each individually to a grounding bar. It's not necessary to run a
> 'home run' for each radio.  Just don't ground together.  Make the path to
> ground as short and straight as possible.  73 BOB  KG4YOU

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dennis Kaylor" <k4oxg@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <6meter@yahoogroups.com>; <sixclub@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 2:26 PM
> Subject: [SixClub] rig grounding
> 
> 
> 
>>hey guys
>>i have an Icom 756Pro and an Icom 910H i have the Pro with a short wire
>>running to a 4 foot ground rod which is connected to an 8 footer about
>>10 feet away which is also connected to a 2 1/4in diam pipe that was
>>drone into the ground by a DSS installer so i dont know how deep it goes
>>but my question is
>>can i run a short ground wire from the 910H to the Pro which is grounded
>>or should it be run directly to the grounding rod its self?
>>and is the above ground acceptable ?
>>thanks
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