[BC] Chucks AM Grounding Question

Mike McCarthy towers at mre.com
Tue Feb 14 20:07:23 CST 2012


Well....the electric utility ground is tied to the station ground 
through the service.

Carrier current systems reference the neutral.  Whereas the full power 
stations reference ground.  While you'd think they are they same, they 
are not electrically speaking.

MM

On 2/14/2012 12:04 PM, Tom Spencer wrote:
> Use the electric company ground/neutral?
>
> It's done with Carrier Current to reduce noise and give a somewhat
> better (read stable) load impedance.  Not sure how that would work out
> for full-power stations....
>



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