[TowerTalk] RE: Ground Rods + Conductivity

[Dick Flanagan]

At 10:59 AM -0700 4/18/97, Hawkins, Bill wrote:
>Speaking of ground conductivity--When I was in Sask. Canada last year
>I noticed that the power lines had only one conductor-no neutral.

I don't know about Canada, but these are common in Australia where there
are tremendous distances to cover to get power to remote ranches.  They are
called SWER (Single Wire Earth Return) systems and they work just as the
name implies.

73, Dick

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