On 11/19/2011 9:50 AM, Herb Schoenbohm wrote: > Is there any cause for concern hooking two grounds together for separate > Beverages? I have a a single wire Beverage that runs 600 feet to the > East and and another that runs 600 feet to the West. The ground rods > are 6 feet apart. I use spiders on both 4x 30' and earth is moderate to > good conductivity as a former hay field now covered with high grasses.. > Is there any advantage or disadvantage from connection of the two ground > rods together with a #8 bare copper jumper? > > > Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
If you are selecting only one beverage at a time with relays, then you can use a common ground for them, because the unused one doesn't create any current in the ground. I have been doing this for years. If you currently have separate grounds, you might as well aggregate them. Rick N6RK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
