Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16591 invoked from network); 6 Nov 2001 08:55:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 6 Nov 2001 08:55:12 -0000 Received: (qmail 16497 invoked from network); 6 Nov 2001 08:54:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 6 Nov 2001 08:54:52 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 1611ti-0004Ap-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 06 Nov 2001 08:47:54 +0000 Received: from cmailenv4.svr.pol.co.uk ([213.218.77.56]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 1611th-0004Ak-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 06 Nov 2001 08:47:53 +0000 Received: from [62.21.160.67] (helo=w8k3f0) by cmailENV4.svr.pol.co.uk with smtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 1611sz-0001Yr-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 06 Nov 2001 08:47:09 +0000 Message-ID: <000d01c1669f$99fccf80$43a0153e@w8k3f0> From: "Dick Rollema" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <3BE69FED.6290.1155FA6@localhost> Subject: Re: LF: Aerial system resistance at PA0SE Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 09:46:09 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Dear OM, Mike, G3XDV, wrote: > PA0SE wrote: > > This is connected to the gas pipe that carries the aerial > > current to earth. > Isn't that dangerous? This question has been posed before on the reflector and the answer is the same: the gas pipe is also used as safety earth for our electricity supply. In case of a short circuit to earth tens of amps wil flow through that pipe. As that is apparantly considered acceptable I don't worry about my 1.8A of RF current. 73, Dick, PA0SE