Stations on the second story or higher have a unique grounding problem.
Grounding on the second floor.
September 28 2008 04 16 25 pm.
When your mind is racing mind grounding brings you back to the here and now and is very helpful in managing overwhelming feelings or anxiety.
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Be sure to read the rfi grounding page.
One of the tools i teach my clients to utilize when they feel anxious is called grounding.
7 simple grounding techniques for calming down quickly.
If you wind up on the second floor like me then be sure to get an mfj 931 to make sure any current is.
Second floor station grounding experiences on.
Lead lengths to the grounding system are much too long to provide a low impedance rf ground.
If a ground wire is run from the second story to earth ground it needs to be a multiple of 1 2wl but like the 1 4wl counterpoise it will radiate just like an antenna element.
The common problem with the rf ground from the second floor appears to be resonance which would mean giving up certain bands i believe.
The best place for the rig is the basement followed by the 1st floor.
It is a great way to calm down quickly.