Why ground the transmitter?
Any objections?
If there is no need for an RF ground, I think trying to
conjur one up is silly and just adds more problems.
IE: "virtual grounding"...Thats sillyness... :/
IE: ..
On whatever floor the transmitter + tuner is located, to obtain a low
impedance ground, connect everything in sight together via the
shortest reasonably possible wires, including hot and cold metal water
pipes, the domestic plumbing system, central heating system, not
forgetting the incoming water and gas mains.
Sounds like a good way to connect to a bunch of noise to me...
After all, ground is a noise source.
If the antenna is not fed directly from the shack, IE: end fed wire
from a shack tuner, I don't try to "rf" ground the shack. Being I
never feed directly from the shack, I never try to ground it.
I could be on the ground floor, or the 22nd, and I would not notice
any difference in operation. Also when mobile...Sure , I make sure
the ground under the antenna is very good. It's the rf ground. But..
I rarely bother grounding my rig itself. There is no real need.
Besides, it is grounded, when you consider the (-) power connection.
I know I'm a weirdo, but I think there are few cases where a ground
is required in radio operation. Overall, ground is either a bandaid,
or a
noise source, or a good place to lose useful rf due to excess
ground losses. The latter due to poor rf grounds under an antenna.
I think the farther one can stay away from grounds the better, overall.
I've never had much use for ground, except under vertical antennas, or
to safety ground high voltage gear like tube radios and amps.
MK
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