[Kenneth F. Besso Jr.]

Well the circuit breaker box is also grounded to a grounding rod ,,,and the cold water pipe ,,,on the other side of the water meter,, ( street side),,,,,,I have a ground on the street side of the Cold water pipe coming in the house,,,and all seems to work fine,, and I use the dead telephone wires which run down the street for the antenna,,,which I disconnect when done with the radio,,,and everything works,,Really Really Well,,,,just my 2 cents ,,,,CHEERS