Count Floyd wrote:

I have heard a lot about grounding and using baluns, but I am using
the cold water faucet in the back yard, it has an old-fashioned strap
with a screw on the top that I put the ground wire in and tighten it
down. Is this any good, or would something else be better?

I recall something in the past about using water piping as a ground. Perhaps it
had something to do with electrolysis and the buildup of deposits of minerals in
the piping making that not such a good idea.

Perhaps someone else might chime in on this.

Personally, I use seperate 8' ground rods here.

dxAce
Michigan
USA