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    KIT BUILDING

    Dec 01, 2020 5 minutes
    BY JOE EISENBERG,* K0NEB

    Most kits we buy consist of a PC board, maybe a case, and lots of parts to solder to a PC board. One of the kits this month has parts, but no soldering is involved. The kit I recently bought serves the purpose of being a convenient and secure ground buss. Most shacks, including my own, suffer from inadequate grounding. So I decided to use the recent long period of staying home to upgrade my antennas, feedlines, and shack grounding. A great reference I have found is the book “Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur,” by Ward Silver, NØAX, which offers a variety of solutions for simple and more difficult grounding situations.

    My station has been challenged over the years as I made changes in antennas and feedlines. My main issue seemed to center

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