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Re: [TowerTalk] Driving ground rods in rocky soil

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Driving ground rods in rocky soil
From: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 08:58:57 -0700
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On Thu, 24 May 2007 17:06:05 -0400, Peter Dougherty
 <w2irt@comcast.net> wrote:

>For RF grounding (remember, this is a 160 receive loop that's going 
>up, not lightning protection or for TX), do you think I can get away 
>with this only 4' into the ground or must I go down 8'?

------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------

Are you sure this loop needs to be grounded at all? The loops I'm
familiar with are all self-contained antennas, much like a dipole, and
don't need a ground any more than a dipole does.

Perhaps yours is different. Please explain.

Bill W6WRT
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