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Ground-system

When you look at the two pictures below, you'll agree it doesn't really deserve a name like 'Ground System'. All it consists of is some #16 stranded bare wire running from a bus in my shack to which all my equipment grounds are connected through a hole in the wall down to a couple of ground rods via a connection to the cold water faucet shown in the picture. The ground rods are perhaps 3-4 feet long as best as I can recall. They were put in back in the 60's and I sometimes have trouble remembering things that happened yesterday let alone that long ago. HI. Two random length radials that run along the ground are connected to the top of the rod. One is perhaps 17 feet long. The other is around 50 feet and connects to the power company ground in my basement.