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1. [TowerTalk] Ground Rod Under Tower Base (score: 1): Author: mcduffie@scottsbluff.net (Gary McDuffie, Sr.); Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 15:45:37 -0700; of your tower base hole before the base is installed, is a good way to go. What is the thinking on this? Is it an old wives tale, or is this something that really does improve the ground system. My; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00371.html (8,740 bytes)
2. [TowerTalk] Ground Rod Under Tower Base (score: 1): Author: ka4inm@gate.net (Ron Youvan); Date: Sat, 20 Mar 99 01:46:41 PST; Hi all: snip of your tower base hole before the base is installed, is a good way to go. What is the thinking on this? Is it an old wives tale, or is this something that really does improve the ground; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00377.html (8,867 bytes)
3. [TowerTalk] Ground Rod Under Tower Base (score: 1): Author: davidc@bit-net.com (DavidC); Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 21:06:11 -0500; I was told that one wants to "wick away" the lightning from the tower base ... which means one places the ground rods 4-5 feet away from the base and connects them above the very base of the tower .; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00378.html (8,557 bytes)
4. [TowerTalk] Ground Rod Under Tower Base (score: 1): Author: Jim White, K4OJ" <k4oj@ij.net (Jim White, K4OJ); Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 23:31:53 -0500; .don't forget to through some DX QSL cards in that hole,,,,that is not an old wives tale, that is a proven formulae! 73, Jim, K4OJ k4oj@ij.net "Consider the fact that you can buy an entire washing ma; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00381.html (8,614 bytes)
5. [TowerTalk] Ground Rod Under Tower Base (score: 1): Author: ronc@sonic.net (Ron Castro); Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 20:50:10 -0800; I would worry that the current that flows through the conductor leading to the bottom of the foundation could cause sufficient heat, even though only for a fraction of a second, that the base could f; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00382.html (8,942 bytes)
6. [TowerTalk] Ground Rod Under Tower Base (score: 1): Author: mcduffie@scottsbluff.net (Gary McDuffie, Sr.); Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 21:56:35 -0700; It would appear that I was not clear enough about a major fact. There would be no ground conductor WITHIN the concrete base. The rod would be UNDER the base, and the wire OUTSIDE of the concrete base; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00383.html (8,530 bytes)
7. [TowerTalk] Ground Rod Under Tower Base (score: 1): Author: k1ttt@berkshire.net (David Robbins); Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:23:08 +0000; this has been brought up before, did anyone have documentation showing that this happens? pictures, magazine or newspaper reports, references to failure reports, etc?? -- David Robbins K1TTT (ex KY1H; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00385.html (8,648 bytes)
8. [TowerTalk] Ground Rod Under Tower Base (score: 1): Author: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith); Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 13:28:51 +0000; Maybe we can nip this thread in the bud. From The "Grounds" for Lightning and ERMP Protection, Second Edition, by Roger R. Block, published by the Polyphaser Corporation: "... Mr. Ufer came up with t; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00386.html (11,064 bytes)
9. [TowerTalk] Ground Rod Under Tower Base (score: 1): Author: n7cl@mmsi.com (Eric Gustafson); Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 11:02:04 -0700; Hi Ron, It seems to me that there is a LOT of confusion on this subject. To: <towertalk@contesting.com> You should not worry about stroke current heating an appropriately sized conductor (bigger than; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00390.html (11,993 bytes)
10. [TowerTalk] Ground Rod Under Tower Base (score: 1): Author: aa0cy@nwrain.com (Bob Wanderer); Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 16:42:45 -0800; I see someone has taken the time to read and understand Roger Block's book. BTW, the 3d edition will be out soon. It was revised and some new stuff put in by Ken Rand who is PolyPhaser's current resi; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00392.html (9,893 bytes)
11. [TowerTalk] Ground Rod Under Tower Base (score: 1): Author: dick@libelle.com (Dick Flanagan W6OLD); Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 21:38:08 -0800; In consultation with two Polyphaser application engineers, that is exactly how my tower system is grounded. I have a 2/0 wire bonded to the tower leg and leading to the rebar cage in the concrete fo; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00394.html (8,967 bytes)

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