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Ground question
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Subject: Ground question
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From: Tesla List <tesla@stic.net>
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 01:23:48 -0600
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From: ajones@nwga.com [SMTP:ajones@nwga.com]
Sent: Monday, March 16, 1998 7:32 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Ground question
<big snip>
>You'll have better results if you bury bare copper grounding wire,
>such as #4 or #6 AWG going to your groundrods. Where it approaches
>your satellite cable, run it at a right angles to the satellite cable
>to minimize inductive coupling. Try to maintain at least 6-12" of
>vertical separation where they intersect. Since your groundwire will
>be carrying substantial RF current, it will tend to act as an
>Safe coilin' to you, Alan!
>-- Bert --
I have some #4 ground wire and have hammered down four copper clad
rods right now. The ground wire will cross the sat cable at a 90deg
angle and I can dig down under it since it is only a couple inches
under the grass.
Thanks,
Alan
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