Hello Bob, thank you very much. I appreciate your information. I do plan to
connect everything together, although I will only be able to go around half of
the house. There’s nothing going on in the front of the house, including
antenna, or electricity.
Gerry Leary Wb6ivf
On Jul 31, 2023, at 7:49 PM, Bob McGraw <rmcg...@benlomand.net> wrote:
Fred is absolutely correct on this point. The NEC {National Electrical Code}
clearly states that all driven grounds MUST be bonded to the AC mains service
entrance ground. There is NO exception to this procedure. An exception does
exist when the structure is XX number of feet distant from the AC mains
service. (I forget the distance number).
In general, your station ground must be bonded to the AC mains ground.
Otherwise, your equipment is in the current path between two or more different
ground points. Even with antennas disconnected or grounded, and the station
turned off, the path of least resistance between the two grounds is through
your equipment. That will definitely let the smoke out of the box. Not good.
Please deal with science and facts. DO NOT rely on "old ham lore" that is most
likely incorrect and gets more and more incorrect with the telling or writing.
73
Bob, K4TAX
Message: 20
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:20:06 -0700
From: Fred Jensen<k6dg...@gmail.com>
To: Geoffrey Feldman<geoffr...@comcast.net>
Cc:elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A dumb question about lightning
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Be very careful of advice regarding lightning protection.? There are
some very good sources, starting with the NEC and including material
from ARRL.? Some is somewhat non-intuitive.? For example, the NEC
requires that any additional "earth electrodes" [aka ground rods] be
bonded to the service entrance earth electrode with a low inductance
path. There's been quite an array of advice circulating here recently,
much of it wrong, some dangerous.
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
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