Towertalk
[Top] [All Lists]

[TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms

To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms
From: broz@csn.net (John Brosnahan)
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 10:53:22 -0600 (MDT)
At 10:37 AM 4/16/97 CDT, you wrote:
>A short time ago someone indicated they had measured the resistance
>on their ground rods.  How does one do this?  Can it be done with
>something as simple as a digital volt meter?  What two points do
>you measure between?  I don't live in a particularly sandy area but
>have no idea if my ground rods (6) will actually help if lightning
>should visit.


Wayne,

page 27-35 of the current editon of the ARRL Antenna Book
shows how to build a very simple system to make the measurement.

GL John  W0UN



--
FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html
Submissions:              towertalk@contesting.com
Administrative requests:  towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems:                 owner-towertalk@contesting.com

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>