Topband: Good or bad conductivity

[Bruce]

Jerry,

Good Information.

The short ground rod does not hold merit in areas with winter frozen earth
or the "baked pottery" top soil of summer.  A 9 foot ground rod can get down
into moisture, and some conductivity.

73
Bruce-K1FZ 


Here in Alabama we have real red clay.  It turns to slippery goo when it 
gets saturated with water, and turns to pottery in the summer.