[hpsdr] suggestion: a new project for TAPR

[Sid Boyce]

I taught ESD and provided all our engineers with Ground Gard monitors, 
$10,000 well spent. 6' x 3' mats we already had.
It's also essential to keep the straps clean by washing in warm soapy 
water and always to ensure proper contact with the wrist maintained, 
that's where a monitor also helps.

What's not appreciated is that 1V of static electricity across the 
narrow tracks of a chip is the equivalent of thousands of volts across a 
mm, enough to partially damage a track and may even completely destroy it.
Under a microscope the damage resembles a moon crater.
73 ... Sid.

On 09/09/14 07:38, John wrote:
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> The grounding system in a ham station should provide as close to
> zero ohms as possible between any two grounded items.
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Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot
Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support
Senior Staff Specialist, Cricket Coach
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