Gary Schafer wrote:
> I would stay a few feet away from the house. The ground right near the
> foundation is dryer than it is out away from the house. Where the rain drips
> off the roof may not be a bad place as it gets more moisture when it rains,
> the time you also worry about lightning.
>
Good point... Although, the whole discussion strikes me as a
"overthinking" the problem a bit.. A few feet one way or another
probably doesn't make much difference.
> 73
> Gary k4FMX
>
>>> How far or close to the house should I place it?
>> It doesn't really matter.. The goal is to make sure that the two points
>> are at "reasonably" the same potential. If it were me, I'd snug it right
>> up against the foundation: 1)less likely to stick a shovel through it
>> when gardening or driving something into the soil and 2) concrete is
>> usually higher conductivity than soil.. might as well take advantage of
>> it.
>>
>
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