[TowerTalk] Ground Rods

[Ken Hirschberg]

Hi Dan - you're on the right track- over rocky soil, the lightning energy is
best spread over a wide area.  I'm over rock that is covered with thin
topsoil. I use 2" wide copper strips, 2 from each tower leg, and each of these
6 tapes is 70 ft long; buried 6" deep.  There is an ad that runs in QST
selling the tape; it is 11 mils thick and 2" wide.
Get set for some work; I spend about 5-10 minutes per foot with pick and
shovel at this QTH.  The bright side is that you'll wind up with one VERY nice
ground, for shunt loading, etc. Vy 73, Ken,  K6HPX

Dan Baldwin wrote:

> I have been following the comments made earlier about driving ground rods.
> Living in Arizona I had tried to drive a ground rod but gave up because
> of the soil (rock & clay) conditions here. I just read comments on the
> (antenna) reflector from a fellow Arizonian who also had the same problem.
> I also was wondering like he did (thought it might be a dumb question)
> why do ground rods have to be buried vertically ? Why can't a few
> (#12 six feet) wires be layed out horizontally just a few inches down?
> Since he has asked the question on that reflector I thought I would
> pose the same question here. If anyone has any ideas on this I sure
> would like to know.
>
> Thanks Dan 73, KK7JZ
>
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