I think that the short answer is "yes." The copper will corrode though it's a
slow process. Fundamentally, that's why we don't find much copper in a pure
form.
You might be able to forestall it with sacrificial anodes that themselves are
more electrochemically active and so corrode instead of the copper, but beyond
that I don't know how best to use them.
Kim N5OP
"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the
music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
> On Oct 22, 2014, at 16:37, "Cox, Norman R." <nrc@mst.edu> wrote:
>
> Dear Tower Experts,
>
> I now have the foundation poured for my new tower, and am designing the
> grounding system. The soil here is acidic. I was wondering what your
> experience has been with copper conductors below ground level. Do they
> corrode in a few years? Do you have a recommendation?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Norm
> KE0ZT
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