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Equipment / Re: Grounding systems
« on: July 28, 2018, 1930 UTC »
UPDATE: OK I think i have the final plan. I'm going to add two more ground rods between the shack and the mains service entrance (so there will be one at service entrance, one at the shack entrance, and two in between (so about 20' between rods). I'll bond them together with 6 AWG Al wire, and the ground plate in the shack entrance box will be bonded to the ground rod there with 2" strap (or braid, whichever i can find). The coax from my LOG will go through a 75ohm surge protector/grounding block bolted to the ground plate in the shack entrance box. The coax from the LOG is buried for at least 40 feet before it makes a run across the back of the house, so i don't see much point in grounding it at its balun box (buried in the front yard).
Now, the AARL operating manual says to bond the RF bus to the AC safety ground and to bond everything together to the ac service entrance rod. Does this mean i need to also run a ground strap from the AC outlet I'll be using to my station ground? I think i recall seeing a powerstrip somewhere that had a connection for an additional ground.....
Now, the AARL operating manual says to bond the RF bus to the AC safety ground and to bond everything together to the ac service entrance rod. Does this mean i need to also run a ground strap from the AC outlet I'll be using to my station ground? I think i recall seeing a powerstrip somewhere that had a connection for an additional ground.....