Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-25 Thread Rod Neumann via BVARC
CLUB > *Cc:* Rod Neumann ; John Holmes ; > Robert Polinski > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > > It would seem to me the fast rise time of the lightning pulse makes it > similar to any RF good practice concernsthe safety ground path should > have low

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-25 Thread mike.williams shopjubilee.com via BVARC
ailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org>> on behalf of Robert Polinski via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 12:37:36 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> Cc: Robert Polinski mailto:emdhous...@suddenlinkmail.com>>

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-25 Thread Keith Dutson via BVARC
7;BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Cc: Robert Polinski Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire houseĀ  The type of wire is not important in bonding applications. The object of bonding is to prevent potential voltages from 2 different grounds. In the event of a lightning strike, you want all ground

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-24 Thread Rod Neumann via BVARC
of Robert Polinski via > BVARC > *Sent:* Saturday, February 24, 2024 12:37:36 PM > *To:* 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' > *Cc:* Robert Polinski > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > The type of wire is not important in bonding applications.

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-24 Thread John Holmes via BVARC
ce it will take a path thru your equipment. Robert From: BVARC On Behalf Of John Holmes via BVARC Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 11:06 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: John Holmes ; Rick Hiller Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house Use braided copper for bonding but min

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-24 Thread Robert Polinski via BVARC
quipment. Robert From: BVARC On Behalf Of John Holmes via BVARC Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 11:06 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: John Holmes ; Rick Hiller Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house Use braided copper for bonding but minimum AWG6 wire for external groun

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-24 Thread John Holmes via BVARC
at 10:50 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Rick Hiller Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house John is correct... Have a read of ARRL Publication by H. Ward Silver, N0AX, Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur and The Radio Hotel in the BVARC Beacon Sept 2023 Conductors

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-24 Thread Rick Hiller via BVARC
m:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Robert Polinski > via BVARC > *Sent:* Friday, February 23, 2024 12:31 PM > *To:* 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' > *Cc:* Robert Polinski > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > > Make sure that ether you or your elec

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-23 Thread John Holmes via BVARC
73 John W Holmes K4VMG From: BVARC on behalf of John Parmalee via BVARC Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 8:58:37 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Cc: jparma...@aol.com Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house I think copper strap is bet

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-23 Thread John Parmalee via BVARC
Cc: Robert Polinski Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house Make sure that ether you or your electrician, run a #6 wire from the electrical ground to any ground rods you install at your ham system. They need to be bonded together. Robert From: BVARC mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> &g

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-23 Thread Robert Polinski via BVARC
AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Rod Neumann Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house I'm not answering what you asked, but for a new 2nd story install I will suggest you put a good deep copper ground rod in the ground directly below the shack window and run a good copper conductor, I think wide

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-22 Thread Rod Neumann via BVARC
I'm not answering what you asked, but for a new 2nd story install I will suggest you put a good deep copper ground rod in the ground directly below the shack window and run a good copper conductor, I think wide flat copper braided is best (? is that still the consensus?), and ground all chassis to