Telephone Ground
Posted on August 19, 2006
After catching up on all the topics I decicied to go to my blog. I noticed Neil from radio8z asked me a question about my telephone ground. I am nearly 16 and don’t know the techinical jargon but I can do my best to explain. What I call a “telephone ground” is an 8′ gnd stake beside my house. There is a small telephone interface network box ( I don’t know what that is) on the outside of my house. Bellsouth has the TIN box drounded to it. I did the same thing. I am getting about 1,000 to 1,500′ with this setup. My wire antenna is connected via an alligator clip to the screw on a light switch plate. For some reason the signal is best under or near the power line. That’s where I’m getting the 1500′ from. I don’t know why it works in that manner, but I find it interesting that it does when w/ most AM stations’ signals under powerlines cause interference w/ the AM signal. I am currently trying to get my outdoor antenna set up. By then I’m expecting at least 3/4 mile to 1 1/4 mile of quality signal.
After catching up on all the topics I decicied to go to my blog. I noticed Neil from radio8z asked me a question about my telephone ground. I am nearly 16 and don’t know the techinical jargon but I can do my best to explain. What I call a “telephone ground” is an 8′ gnd stake beside my house. There is a small telephone interface network box ( I don’t know what that is) on the outside of my house. Bellsouth has the TIN box drounded to it. I did the same thing. I am getting about 1,000 to 1,500′ with this setup. My wire antenna is connected via an alligator clip to the screw on a light switch plate. For some reason the signal is best under or near the power line. That’s where I’m getting the 1500′ from. I don’t know why it works in that manner, but I find it interesting that it does when w/ most AM stations’ signals under powerlines cause interference w/ the AM signal. I am currently trying to get my outdoor antenna set up. By then I’m expecting at least 3/4 mile to 1 1/4 mile of quality signal.
Travis Allred, Hometown Radio 1610.
