# Getting ready for bonding and grounding

**URL:** <https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/getting-ready-for-bonding-and-grounding/16888>\
**Category:** My ham shack\
**Created:** [August 12, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/getting-ready-for-bonding-and-grounding/16888 "2024-08-12T18:09:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![W9DAE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/w9dae/32/1625_2.png) [@W9DAE](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/W9DAE)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/getting-ready-for-bonding-and-grounding/16888/1 "2024-08-12T18:09:28Z")

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![20240812_124904](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/americanradioclub/original/2X/2/22cc18427837c80dbec4ab6c88423582a9ac065a.jpeg)  
My shack at the new QTH is still coming together. I’m taking it slowly, mapping everything out, and doing it by the book (literally, in some cases) to ensure optimal efficiency.

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**Author:** ![WP3C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/wp3c/32/1631_2.png) [@WP3C](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/WP3C)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/getting-ready-for-bonding-and-grounding/16888/2 "2024-08-12T18:32:26Z")

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Great Lance 👌🏼

The ground system is one of the most important aspects of our hobby. 😉

Alfredo WP3C

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**Author:** ![NF0P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/nf0p/32/7920_2.png) [@NF0P](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/NF0P)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/getting-ready-for-bonding-and-grounding/16888/3 "2024-08-12T18:33:15Z")

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Looking great, @W9DAE! If you have any tips for grounding/bonding, please let us know! I am certainly not an expert, and I wouldn’t mind improving my own shack!

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**Author:** ![W9DAE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/w9dae/32/1625_2.png) [@W9DAE](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/W9DAE)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/getting-ready-for-bonding-and-grounding/16888/4 "2024-08-12T18:58:57Z")

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I’ve been reading up since September 2023 in an effort to do this right, as there is a lot of contradictory information from “experts” out there. I suggest these sources:

1. [Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur](https://www.amazon.com/Grounding-Bonding-Radio-Amateur-ARRL/dp/1625951493/), which is about $10 on Kindle and is considered the Bible on these matters.
2. [This video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALEkdOcnREs) by Ham Radio Crash Course.
3. Any video, like [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YajUL0WzZxU) and [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQZ_RqigEg4), by Jim Heath W6LG, the best Elmer on the web.
4. The many resources [here](https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Tech_Resources.html), collated by KF7P.