Earth Ground--Is This Right?

[Winky Dink]

I finally made the effort to establish a proper earth ground for my second-floor workbench. Of course I have no metal pipes and the main electrical ground for the house is 100 feet from the bench.

I put in an 8-foot copper-plated steel rod (Zareba sectional ground rod for electric fences) which leaves 15 feet to reach the bench upstairs. For the connection, I used standard TV video coaxial cable with 18 awg copper coated solid wire as the conductor and foil/braided steel as the RF shield. Does this sound right so far? With the steel braid connected to the ground it seems to work well for my recently-completed Atwater Kent Model 30.



I've based this setup on the shielded connections I've seen within radio chassis and on trial and error. Any suggestions on correcting or improving what I've done?

As always, I'm very grateful for any advice.