[TCML] RF Ground and Brass

[bartb]

Hi Phil,

(how do I get involved in these things? must be my big mouth)
>     But on the other hand, if the grounding wire has  too high an RF 
> impedance, it won't be carrying much current in the first place  and therefore won't 
> even have a chance to get warm. By the same thinking, a  piece of nylon fishing 
> line makes a fine ground wire.
The base carries several amps of current and a low voltage drop. Should 
the wire be sized for the load? Yes. Should you use nylon line? No.
>     The easy test is probably just empirical. Just keep  increasing the 
> expense of the ground connection until you get a diminishing  return on 
> performance. In my experience, 10 feet of 10ga stranded copper works  fine. 
>   
10 awg would likely do fine even over a decent length.

Take care,
Bart