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- Run a heavy copper wire, number 10 or larger wire, from your shack and attach
- it to the rod with a clamp, which you can purchase when you buy the ground
- rod. Heavy copper strap or flashing, sold at hardware or roofing supply
- stores, is even better than wire. The braid from a piece of RG8 coaxial
- cable will also make a good ground cable. Figure 9.2 shows one method of
- grounding each piece of equipment in your station. The important thing is
- to keep the cable between your station and the earth ground as short as
- possible. +
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