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
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