[TowerTalk] Ground Rods

Bill Coleman aa4lr@arrl.net
Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:48:50 -0500


On 1/18/01 10:22, Cqtestk4xs@aol.com at Cqtestk4xs@aol.com wrote:

>What worked for me was to take nr 3 rbar (3/8) and insert it into 1/2 inch 
>copper tubing.  I then cut a point with a grinding wheel attached to my 
>circular saw into to rebar and the copper tubing.  Banging it into the 
>ground 
>was a cinch, even with a very nasty hardpan underneath at 4 feet.  
>Since the general consensus is that hams are a cheap lot, this might be a 
>good way to go....about 5 bucks for a ten foot stake.

Bill, this is certainly ingenious, but with 10 foot copper clad steel 
ground rods available at Home Depot for less than $10, it seems like an 
awful lot of effort. 

Perhaps if you can somehow get your rebar and tubing for a song, it makes 
sense.



Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
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            -- Wilbur Wright, 1901


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