Grounding

Grounding is key to good reception - Guidelines to groundings.

Antennas and Grounds for apartments - Suggestions on finding RF ground when you live in an apartment and you want to setup an antenna

Grounding system - Perhaps one of the most over looked aspects of setting up a listening post is a ground system

Grounding Systems for Hams - Grounding Systems for Amateur Radio Stations, Safety grounds vs. radio frequency (RF) grounds, the practical station ground

Handbook on grounding - U.S. Government's military handbook on grounding in pdf format

Amateur Radio Antennas: Ground Theory - Perfect ground vs. poor ground. What is the difference? How does the ground influence the DX-gain?

Grounding and RFI - Described system was designed to provide a high level of lightning protection - there are three levels of defense to guard against let-through. It isn't perfect, but does, however, follow good guidelines and shows measured improvements in RFI reduction.

Assorted grounding hints and kinks - Assorted Grounding Hints and Kinks and Technical Correspondence, Grounding Techniques, Conductivity in the Cold, Cold Ground, Is Your Radio Equipment REALLY Grounded?

Antennas and Grounds for apartments  ^pop - Suggestions on finding RF ground when you live in an apartment and you want to setup an antenna

Grounding is key to good reception  ^pop - Guidelines to groundings.

Amateur Radio Antennas: Ground Theory - Perfect ground vs. poor ground. What is the difference? How does the ground influence the DX-gain?

Assorted grounding hints and kinks - Assorted Grounding Hints and Kinks and Technical Correspondence, Grounding Techniques, Conductivity in the Cold, Cold Ground, Is Your Radio Equipment REALLY Grounded?

Atlas of Ground Conductivity - The ITU-R World Atlas of Ground Conductivity in PDF

Coax cables specifications - Useful data-sheet on RG coax cables compiled by NA5N

Different grounds for different shacks - Technical questions answered about grounding techniques, in pdf file

Earth Grounding Construction Materials - Article about types of materials that make the best earth grounding systems

Earth Systems - In order to resonate at a particular frequency, an antenna needs to be at least one half wave length long. Antennas below a 1/2 wave are dependent on a ground system for resonance as well.

Efficient ground system - Article shows how to develop a good external ground system to complete your station’s protection.

Ground Loops - About Ground loops, Wiring Caveat, Basics, Most Prevalent Cause, Common Connections

Ground Problems - RF ground systems

Ground Radial Links - Antenna Ground Radial's. All About, Why & How To

Ground Systems - Basic ground system functions, lightning and safety ground, RF return-path ground and induced ground currents

Grounding and Receiver Noise - An interesting article on grounding and receiver noise

Grounding and RFI - Described system was designed to provide a high level of lightning protection - there are three levels of defense to guard against let-through. It isn't perfect, but does, however, follow good guidelines and shows measured improvements in RFI reduction.

Grounding Concepts - What is ground?RF ground and the ground plane, how can I tell if I have a good ground? ground loops

Grounding FAQs - A Grounding Q&A by ARRL web

Grounding on lightning protection - A good ground is very important, maybe the most important thing, in mitigating lightning damage

Grounding system - Perhaps one of the most over looked aspects of setting up a listening post is a ground system

Grounding Systems for Hams - Grounding Systems for Amateur Radio Stations, Safety grounds vs. radio frequency (RF) grounds, the practical station ground

Grounds RF and DC - Asepects of grounds in mobile oeprations setups

Handbook on grounding - U.S. Government's military handbook on grounding in pdf format

HF vertical ground systems experiments - Experiments on HF verticals with various ground systems including some with elevated radials.

Home made Artificial Ground - This Artificial Ground has been designed by Colyn Baillie-Searle GD4EIRP

House ground layouts - Hams or amateur radio operators and CB operators usually cannot have ideal grounds, but with some care and planning they can have nearly perfect systems

Importance of noise reduction in wires antennas - An old post by John Doty about effects of noise in longwire antenna.

Lightning Safety & Power Quality Issues - LightningProtection: Lightning Safety & Power Quality Issues. A moderated professional forum by recognized experts, for accurate technical information on lightning, surge and grounding information.

Notes on Ground Systems - A collection of frequently asked questions on ground systems

QEX Ground System Experiments - N6LF series of experiments on ground systems for vertical antennas. That series of reports was converted, with some modifications, into a series fo seven articles in QEX magazine.

RF in the Ham Shack - Ham Station Desk Radio Equipment Ground

Safe,effective grounding - Practical applications for end-fed antenna transformers and safe, effective grounding

Station Grounding - Will we ever be able to dispel the myths? Steve Katz, WB2WIK/6

The Radio-Frequency Ground - You were told that your audio was no good, that you had "RF in your audio ? This is also known as RF feedback

The Ufer ground system - A new look at the Ufer ground system by Chris Scott

Tower down conductors prove relatively ineffective. - Exploring the need for tower down conductors

Verticals. Ground systems and some history - Article gives a good overview of the basics and reflects the accepted wisdom from BC antenna work.

Why grounding - Overvoltage protection, Voltage stabilization, Grounding in wiring, Ground wire resistance

Why terminate a Beverages - Terminating the far end of the Beverage makes it unidirectional. It also makes the receiving angle of the antenna lower.

Wiring and Grounding - Importance of proper mobile setup. Operating an ham radio trasceiver setup into a mobile vehicle, implies attention to correct cabling setup and grounding.