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Re: [TowerTalk] There's 'ground', and then there's 'ground'

To: <keith@dutson.net>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] There's 'ground', and then there's 'ground'
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Tom Rauch <w8ji@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:40:39 -0500
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> I read Polyphaser's technical note before installing my
system.  There is a
> lot of discussion about soil conductivity and how adding
more rods will
> improve conductivity.   Do you have an idea of HOW MUCH
impedance would be
> reduced

As long as the rods are far enough apart, it would be like
paralleling resistors. If they are right next to each other,
the effect would be like making a single rod larger diameter
which would be a very small effect.

The answer is someplace between no change and cutting
resistance in half if you double the number of rods.

73 Tom

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