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Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur
Proper Station Grounding is Important!
... Build your ham radio station with effective grounding and bonding
... Build your ham radio station with effective grounding and bonding
248 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 9, 2017
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June 9, 2019
Been in the grounding business for a long time and took a chance on this book.
Found the book to be excellent on lightning theory, many illustrations, and a very nice appendix of resources and materials.
Found the book to be excellent on lightning theory, many illustrations, and a very nice appendix of resources and materials.
November 4, 2017
Excellent review
Well organized approach to a bewildering subject. Perfect for new hams and an excellent review for the soldiers. Great supporting documentation
Well organized approach to a bewildering subject. Perfect for new hams and an excellent review for the soldiers. Great supporting documentation
January 31, 2019
It's not often that I give 5 stars but this book was such a good read. Everything I learned about grounding for ham radio did not add up. The whole idea of a separated safety and RF ground was always a bit odd to me.
This book debunks that myth by explaining that there's one and only one ground but the connection to it behaves differently at different frequencies and what you need for safety is different than what you need for RF which is different as what you need for lighting protection.
Every ham radio that is intending to go beyond hand held radios should read this book.
This book debunks that myth by explaining that there's one and only one ground but the connection to it behaves differently at different frequencies and what you need for safety is different than what you need for RF which is different as what you need for lighting protection.
Every ham radio that is intending to go beyond hand held radios should read this book.
June 7, 2019
This is a complicated and often confusing subject. I've read about it several times and still got things wrong. This book worked for me.
It starts with theory, then practice, then recommendations. In each part, it deals with AC electrical safety grounds, lightning grounds, and RF "grounds". Dealing with RF fields is as much about bonding the local equipment grounds as it is about a single ground point. In some sense, it is about having your equipment not be antennas, or at least all be part of the same antenna with the same RF voltages.
Anyway, an essential book for both safety and better operation of your transmitters and recievers.
It starts with theory, then practice, then recommendations. In each part, it deals with AC electrical safety grounds, lightning grounds, and RF "grounds". Dealing with RF fields is as much about bonding the local equipment grounds as it is about a single ground point. In some sense, it is about having your equipment not be antennas, or at least all be part of the same antenna with the same RF voltages.
Anyway, an essential book for both safety and better operation of your transmitters and recievers.
May 31, 2019
I learned a lot
I am a "newbe" to ham radio but spent many years on the 11 meter band and didn't have a clue about proper grounding and bonding. This book is very well written. I learned a lot.
I am a "newbe" to ham radio but spent many years on the 11 meter band and didn't have a clue about proper grounding and bonding. This book is very well written. I learned a lot.
February 15, 2020
Ward covers grounding and bonding in a straightforward and comprehensive manner. This is an excellent resource for any amateur radio operator.
August 1, 2021
Helpful
October 30, 2023
This is pretty darn good, lots of helpful information. I read the 2nd edition. And I meant "read" in a reference book sort-of-way.
December 16, 2022
A good book to make sure you do all things right when you install you radio station and antennas, yes it’s can be a little bit complicated something but it’s well explain, a must for radio amateur.
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