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- What is a good ground? Most amateurs try to connect their equipment to a
- ground rod driven into the ground as close to the shack as possible. For a
- few dollars you can purchase a half or five eighths inch diameter, 8 foot
- long ground rod at any electrical supply store. Drive this copper clad
- steel rod into the ground outside of your house, as close to your station
- location as possible. Do not settle for the short, thin ground rods sold by
- some discount electronics stores. The copper cladding on the outside of
- most of these steel rods is very thin, and they begin to rust almost
- immediately when they are put in the ground. +
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