Dutch compnay Shiptron has a clever devise to seperate the earth for
aluminium ships wanting to install a SSB tx.
A handy PDF (albeit in Dutch, but the images and diagrams speak for
themselves) can be downloaded from
http://www.shiptron.nl/docs/Lekstroomscheider.pdf
I don't have shares nor interest in this company.
Best regards,
Hielke
alu Habbeké "destination Zanzibar"

"Alfred Bauer" schreef in bericht
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I want to install a ssb radio on my aluminium sailing yacht. The person
who installs the radio says that the grounding plate should be welded on
the inside of the hull. The hull is fully painted with anti fouling. He
argues that the high frequency connection to the see water is made through
a capacitor effect, the hull acting as a big capacitor, the water being the
other side and the antifouling in between is the isolator.

I hardly can believe that this works.

Is this true ?

Can this work ?

Has any one experience with SSB grounding on aluminium hulls.



Alfred