It certainly doesn't degrade my reception! J But yeah, the debate about the value of grounding your radio equipment is as old as Marconi.
From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Wrenn via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 14:06 To: WILLIS COOKE; BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Subject: Re: [BVARC] Grounded radio in shack I don't think that reception will be enhanced after the strike. More likely, it will be heavily degraded. (o: I don't use a station ground myself. I disconnect my antennas when I hear thunder. During our South Texas summers, my antennas stay disconnected until I am ready to turn the radio on. When I turn the radio off, I disconnect the antennas. The Houston area is prone to sporadic TS (Thunder Storms). Seven Three, Michael - K5WRN http://www.qrz.com/db/K5WRN On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 12:06 PM, WILLIS COOKE via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: Before the lightning strike NO! After the strike, YES! Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 12:04 PM, Gayle Dotts via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: My radio is currently not grounded. Beyond the obvious power surge possibility that exists, is there an increase in reception to be obtained available due to radio grounding? _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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