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Old October 26th 07, 07:33 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Richard Harrison Richard Harrison is offline
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Default Antenna earth stakes - a tricky one!

Bruce in Alaska wrote:
"Power Distribution Ground is not the same as RF Ground and mostly the
two are Mutually Exclusive.

Mostly Bruce is right. But, I`ve worked in many broadcast plants and can
assure you that the radial grounding system is more than adequate as a
power distribution ground except for code compliance which may require a
ground rod and/or connection to a metallic water pipe. The radials are
the best RF ground.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI