[SixClub] Station grounding

[Gabriel Sierra]

Hi!

Well, I don't know. It might, but you have to consider
that the shield must perfectly cover the inner
conductor to shield it from the outside world.
Otherwise, it could become a big tank circuit and
explode in the presence of a lightning. Then it might
not. I have seen rolls of cable arch when a lightning
strikes, but I have never tried what your friend
suggest. Since you have RG-8, why dont yo try pulling
out the center conductor so you are left only with the
braid? I have done it with 9913F cable, of course, for
short lenghts (too expensive and difficult)! Lets see
if somebody else have done it!

Gabriel

--- kg4ssy at comcast.net wrote:

> Thanks to all that replied. A lot of good
> information was recieved. I did have another
> question. Someone made the suggestion that I use
> some coax for the ground .He suggested connecting
> the center conductor and the shield together to a
> short length of ground braid.I have a bunch of RG-8
> laying around so if this is a viable option I could
> use what I already have. Never heard of anybody
> doing this. Will it work , or am I opening up a can
> of worms?
>    Thanks again,
>      Dale 
>
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Gabriel Sierra
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