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THE PURPOSE OF THE AC SAFETY GROUND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RF AND IT SHOULD
NEVER BE EXPECTED TO ACT AS ANY KIND OF VOLTAGE REFERENCE ABOVE A FEW
HUNDRED KILOHERTZ.  THAT MEANS EVEN IF ALL OF YOUR EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY
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GROUNDED FOR AC SAFETY, YOU STILL HAVE NO CONTROL OVER RF VOLTAGES AND
CURRENTS.  IN FACT, AS FIGURE 1 ILLUSTRATES, THE AC SAFETY WIRING IS A PART
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