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"Alfred Bauer" wrote:

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



Yes, Alfred there is a Santa Clause,
and he does make MF and HF RF Grounding Systems, out of Metal Hulled
Vessels. You don't need a Grounding Plate welded anywhere on your
vessel, just attach the RF Grounding Stud on your Antenna Tuner,
directly to a point inside the hull, via the shortest possible length of
ground strap. Sounds like your installer has been around the waterfront
for a goodly length of time, and is familiar with MF/HF Antenna Systems,
and the RF Gounds to support them. His explination is "Right On", and
there aren't many Real RadioMen left out there on the docks anymore.
Most of the really good ones, are just about Retirement Age now, and
MF/HF Marine Radio is beginning to be a "Lost Art".


Bruce in alaska
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"Bruce in Alaska" wrote in message
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Sounds like your installer has been around the waterfront
for a goodly length of time, and is familiar with MF/HF Antenna Systems,
and the RF Gounds to support them. His explination is "Right On", and
there aren't many Real RadioMen left out there on the docks anymore.
Most of the really good ones, are just about Retirement Age now, and
MF/HF Marine Radio is beginning to be a "Lost Art".


Bruce in alaska
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Bruce
I can't collect SS retirement for another month. (There is no truth to the
rumor I crewed for Noah on the Ark either!)
73
Doug K7ABX (USN Retired)

"Doug" wrote in
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(USN Retired)


Admiral Halsey?

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Larry

You know you've had a rough night when you wake up and your outlined in
chalk.

In article . net,
"Doug" wrote:

"Bruce in Alaska" wrote in message
...
Sounds like your installer has been around the waterfront
for a goodly length of time, and is familiar with MF/HF Antenna Systems,
and the RF Gounds to support them. His explination is "Right On", and
there aren't many Real RadioMen left out there on the docks anymore.
Most of the really good ones, are just about Retirement Age now, and
MF/HF Marine Radio is beginning to be a "Lost Art".


Bruce in alaska
--
Bruce
I can't collect SS retirement for another month. (There is no truth to the
rumor I crewed for Noah on the Ark either!)
73
Doug K7ABX (USN Retired)



Well some of us did take "Early Retirement", but only because we could
and we also could see the "Handwritting on the wall".........


Bruce in alaska
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Bruce in Alaska wrote:

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Well some of us did take "Early Retirement", but only because we could
and we also could see the "Handwritting on the wall".........


I'm like Doug (and we knew each other in the Navy), my early retirement
was from the Navy in 1990 and I started getting my SS at age 62 last year.

I worked from 1990 until 2001 but mostly at things that I wanted to do
and when I wanted to do them.

If you crunch the numbers on starting at 62 or waiting until 65 and
getting more money, it will take about 13 years for the increase at age
65 to make up the amount you would have already received if you had
started at 62. That means you are not "ahead" until you are 78. I
looked at the smaller amount sooner, thought about the actuarial tables
(i.e, the odds of still being alive at 78), and took mine at 62.

Retirement is lovely, I'm getting the best allowance I ever had! And
seven Saturdays a week is fun thing.

Jack


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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com)