[Towertalk] Ground rods for Polyphaser clamps

[Bradley Nowak]

SRI for first blank reply...

I found the same problem with the Polyphaser clamps.  I also tried the
strips of copper strap and didn't care for the results.  I ended up using a
3/4 in ground rod.  These are not usually found at Home Depot and such.  I
found mine at a local industrial/commercial electrical supply house.
Perfect fit for the Polyphaser clamps.  BTW, the 3/4 in rods are 10' not 8'.

Brad - N8SNM

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bradley Nowak" <bnowak@telocity.com>
To: "Bill Otten" <res0958z@verizon.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>; "Wes
Cosand" <wz7i@arrl.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 13:12
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Ground rods for Polyphaser clamps



----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Otten" <res0958z@verizon.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>; "Wes Cosand" <wz7i@arrl.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 12:41
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Ground rods for Polyphaser clamps


I found the same thing happened to me.....so I cut a few strips of that
copper strap, goo'ed it with the copper goo and slid those in the
clamps...you could even wrap a bit of it around the ground rod I'd think to
'fatten' up the ground rod and then clamp it.

Bill KC9CS


----- Original Message -----
From: "Wes Cosand" <wz7i@arrl.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 11:07 am
Subject: [Towertalk] Ground rods for Polyphaser clamps


> I have bought rods labeled 5/8" from both a consumer source and a
> commercial distributor and they are actually 9/16".  The Polyphaser clamps
> for copper strips won't tighten up on the small rod.  Anyone have a
suggestion?
>
> Wes WZ7I
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