[TenTec] re if you ground it - it will come!

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

On Sun, 2006-05-07 at 03:22 +0000, Rob Atkinson, K5UJ wrote:
> <<<Maybe a ribbon of #6 a couple feet wide may work but flashing copper
> hasn't been all that much more expensive until recently.>>>
> 
> that's a bit of the problem.   a few years ago i could get 6" wide strap 
> from AES and 50 feet of it was around $100.  I've never seen anything 1 or 2 
> feet wide and I don't want anything that's thin foil.   6" has been the 
> widest but I think AES stopped selling that.  I know they are not the only 
> source but seem to be representative for this material as ham vendors go.   
> I just bought 100' of 1.5 inch wide strap from them for $100 to use as a 
> perimeter ground to go around part of my house below grade and connect all 
> outside grounds to each other.  I've priced copper tubing but the stuff at 
> places like home depot that offers similar surface area to what the strap 
> has is as much, or more expensive.   copper and other metals are getting to 
> the point where they are no longer minor expenses on the way to playing the 
> game.
> 
> rob / k5uj
> 
Roofing flashing copper may yet be less expensive from vendors other
than AES. Scrap copper hit $3 a pound in the last week or so. The world
demand for copper is far greater than production these days and that
makes the retail price head straight up.

-- 
73, Jerry, K0CQ,
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