(Fwd) [TowerTalk] Driving ground rods

[ROBERT WANDERER]

Dick,
Coke breeze is a by-product of burning coke and may be available from
a local utility. The closest source I'm aware of is Christensen Brothers in
Utah. I don't have the number home and won't be in the office due to trips
so just call PolyPhaser and ask for Pat or Jack.

Sorry, I don't remember offhand about GEM or bentonite. Maybe Pat or Jack
can assist. Supposedly, they're readily available from a number of sources.

73, 
Bob AA0CY


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From:  Dick Flanagan[SMTP:dick@libelle.com]
Sent:  Tuesday, September 16, 1997 9:00 PM
To:  Tower-Talk Reflector
Subject:  RE: (Fwd) [TowerTalk] Driving ground rods

At 8:26 PM -0700 9/16/97, ROBERT WANDERER wrote:
>. . . However, if you fill the hole
>with conductivity enhancing material such as bentonite clay, GEM, or coke
>breeze and then hammer the rod into it, it probably would be worth the hassle.

Does anyone on the reflector know where any of this conductivity enhancing
material can be obtained in reasonable quantities at reasonable prices?  On
the West Coast?

73, Dick

--
Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada (South of Reno)



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