[TowerTalk] Re: I'll bite, how does it work

[Dick Flanagan]

>Hi all...I think I read somewhere, don't have any idea where, that putting in
>a ground rod in this manner in certain types of soil will actually minimize
>its effect. The consensus was that the water and action of the rod in and out
>tended to make a "sleeve" around the rod. I know the idea works, but cant
>help thinking I saw that somewhere. Maybe in clay soil or something like
>that. Only a thought/\.....Sure beats hammering tho....Al/W8FAX

The problem with this and similar water methods is that the resulting
hole is just enough larger in diameter than the rod, that there is poor
surface contact between the rod and the surrounding soil.  You want as
much of the surface area of the rod in solid contact with the soil as
you can.  If you can pull the rod out by hand, there is, by definition,
little surface pressure on it from the surrounding soil.

73, Dick

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Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno)
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