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Thanks,
Yes they had several ground rods driven into the ground, and a separate ground rod driven into the ground, near the job trailer I was to operate from.
I have no way to ground the computer, and or the power supply.
It didn't make much sense to ground the transceiver - since I was only using a dipole antenna, and the dipole is not to ground potential.
I had a talk with the club and I advised them that I will no longer operate with their equipment. It is obvious that they don't know what they are doing!
The club did provide a power strip and one of those MFJ 120 volts plug in power meters. That does nothing to show if the power is a true 60 hz 120 AC.
I even took my electrical receptacle outlet checker - one of those 3 light deals that shows if the plug is wired properly.
My own VOM meter - Simpson, and a box of crimp on PL connectors and the crimping tool. Last year their PL connector was stripped and I had a bear of a time getting it off the back of my transceiver without stripping the threads on the SO connector.

<blockquote data-quote="Soup-man" data-source="post: 556043" data-attributes="member: 47632">Thanks,Yes they had several ground rods driven into the ground, and a separate ground rod driven into the ground, near the job trailer I was to operate from.I have no way to ground the computer, and or the power supply.It didn&#039;t make much sense to ground the transceiver - since I was only using a dipole antenna, and the dipole is not to ground potential.I had a talk with the club and I advised them that I will no longer operate with their equipment.&nbsp; It is obvious that they don&#039;t know what they are doing!The club did provide a power strip and one of those MFJ 120 volts plug in power meters.&nbsp; That does nothing to show if the power is a true 60 hz 120 AC.I even took my electrical receptacle outlet checker - one of those 3 light deals that shows if the plug is wired properly.My own VOM meter - Simpson, and a box of crimp on PL connectors and the crimping tool.&nbsp; Last year their PL connector was stripped and I had a bear of a time getting it off the back of my transceiver without stripping the threads on the SO connector.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Soup-man, post: 556043, member: 47632"] Thanks, Yes they had several ground rods driven into the ground, and a separate ground rod driven into the ground, near the job trailer I was to operate from. I have no way to ground the computer, and or the power supply. It didn't make much sense to ground the transceiver - since I was only using a dipole antenna, and the dipole is not to ground potential. I had a talk with the club and I advised them that I will no longer operate with their equipment. It is obvious that they don't know what they are doing! The club did provide a power strip and one of those MFJ 120 volts plug in power meters. That does nothing to show if the power is a true 60 hz 120 AC. I even took my electrical receptacle outlet checker - one of those 3 light deals that shows if the plug is wired properly. My own VOM meter - Simpson, and a box of crimp on PL connectors and the crimping tool. Last year their PL connector was stripped and I had a bear of a time getting it off the back of my transceiver without stripping the threads on the SO connector. [/QUOTE]

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