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Equipment / Re: Grounding receiver ??

« on: August 31, 2023, 1324 UTC »

Do you connect some kind of ground wire to your shortwave receivers?
I am currently using an old ICOM ICR71E.  It has a connector for Ground / Earth wire at the back.
I am wondering, if some sort of connection should be made to the Ground post.
But how?  Connection to what.  This was my question I couldn't answer clearly.
What is the reason for grounding your receivers?
Does grounding your radios improve DX reception?

HI. I read the conversation very carefully. I am a SWL from Rome, Italy.
I've read everything written about receiver grounding.
I live on the third floor of a building. I have three receivers, Racal 3712 and a WJ 8711 and a JRC 515. On the roof of the building an ALA1530LN and 25mt of cable. I tried to test with the PL connector with only the central pole and nothing changes. I think then the noise I have is derived from outside and not from inside. I put all the ferrites to the electrical cables and antennas.

I can't put a copper stake in the ground.
I try to connect the receivers separately to the heating water pipe.

What do you think?
Thanks in advance
Maurizio