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In Reply to: There are some here who are waaay better posted by kavakidd on June 7, 2007 at 09:51:01:
I think you are correct. Being the redneck that I am I STILL use CB radios (tube-type thank you very much) for fun and profit. Well, actually not any profit. So far.
So what does this have to do with ground rods and ground wires, etc. Well, my antenna has to be grounded. I had some ham radio geeks help me out with it. Prior to doing this my SWR was 1.9:1 After the new/improved "grounding" arrangement, it is 1.2:1 on CH 40 and 1.3:1 on CH1. Whutzat mean??? It means the antenna (and hence the whole system) is gounded much better .
HOWEVER, that is not to say that what is a good/effective ground for my antenna and mast assy. would be good for the house wiring system. One of my concerns in driving these "ground rods" into the back yard was that they shouldn't be too far apart. Ye Olde Difference of Potential thing.
My arrangement is 5 foot brass rods (1/2" diameter) driven into the ground in a square pattern 4 feet by 4 feet. They're all connected via O-gauge welding line brazed to the rods and then a #4 copper wire goes from the rods to the antenna mast. The length of the #4 copper to the antenna is about 1 foot.
Gooder 'n heck for an antenna ground. Not worth a da** for SAFELY grounding items inside the house. YMMV, but not much.
cheers and 73's
roN
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