Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-25 Thread Rod Neumann via BVARC
> *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 induc

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>> Su

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-25 Thread Keith Dutson via BVARC
ZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Cc: Robert Polinski Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house  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 groundi

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. The objec

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-24 Thread John Holmes via BVARC
: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house 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 grounding systems to be at the same potential. This relates to safety

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 g

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 electrician, r

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 better. Look

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-23 Thread John Parmalee via BVARC
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> > On

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 flat

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

[BVARC] Antenna prewire house

2024-02-22 Thread Chuck via BVARC
Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice and what type of device with the connectors to buy…..new to ham radio so not much experience any help appreciated . Chuck HaleKF5UXP