possible dumb question

[Ken Abrahamsen]

In a message dated 6/11/02 9:00:18 AM Pacific Daylight Time, KAbraha454
writes:

> Subj:Re: possible dumb question
> Date:6/11/02 9:00:18 AM Pacific Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:KAbraha454">KAbraha454</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:rayfri at networld.com">rayfri at networld.com</A>
>
> Ray,
> I think your last sentence answers the question. It's a matter of safety.
> Especially, if you live in a high lightning place like Tampa, FL, it may be
> a matter of life and death. When I lived in NY state a friend of mine had
> me come over to see how his Dad's vertically stacked
> Collins/Drake/Hallicrafters equipment cases had been arc welder together
> after his house had been hit by lightening the night before. This was in
> addition to the equipment (TV/test equipment,etc.) that was actually
> destroyed by the lightning strike. He was amused/amazed by it. His Dad
> wasn't. Although both my friend and his Dad were Hams, the
> damaged/destroyed equipment was his Dad's. I don't know if his Dad was ever
> able to get the equipment apart or not. I, for one, never prefer to be the
> most desirable ground path for any stray electrons...
> ken
> WA2AFT
> ===
> In a message dated 6/10/02 9:02:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> rayfri at networld.com writes:
>
> >> Subj:possible dumb question
>> Date:6/10/02 9:02:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time
>> From:<A HREF="mailto:rayfri at networld.com">rayfri at networld.com</A>
>> To:<A HREF="mailto:tfarl at IowaTelecom.net">tfarl at IowaTelecom.net</A>
>> CC:<A HREF="mailto:baswaplist at foothill.net">baswaplist at foothill.net</A>, <A HREF="mailto:glowbugs at piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu">glowbugs at piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu</A>, <A HREF="mailto:HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV">
>> HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV</A>
>> Sent from the Internet
>>
>> This may be a dumb question, especially from someone who has been a ham
>> for
>> over 30 years..... BUT here goes anyway.
>> How important really is a station ground to operation of a ham station?
>> I've
>> operated with one, and without one in the past.
>> Does it help with TVI and RFI, does it help with antenna operation, etc?
>> To be honest, personally I havent noticed much difference, except for a
>> few
>> times
>> I have been RF bitten in the shack....
>> Ray  wa7itz
>

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