[Towertalk] Ground Rods

[Bill Hider]

Per the PolyPhaser book, tying these together is useless from a lightning
point of view.

Bill, N3RR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul McInnish - Home" <k4bet@bellsouth.net>
To: <k3bz@arrl.net>; "(Reflector) TowerTalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 7:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Ground Rods


> Jerry... good idea!  However, tie the three ground rods together and only
> run ONE bond to the tower from the ground rods.  Running separate bonds
can
> cause grounds loops and create a whole new set of problems.
>
> Also, if concrete is going to be poured around your ground clamps... the
> lime will eventually cause high resistance joints due to the corrosion.  I
> don't recommend "burying" ANY joint in concrete or dirt!  Unless you can
> absolutely make a pure hermetic seal!
>
> Paul - K4BET
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Keller" <k3bz@arrl.net>
> To: "(Reflector) TowerTalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 11:19 PM
> Subject: [Towertalk] Ground Rods
>
>
> I'll soon be pouring a new tower base, 6 feet deep. I thought I would put
an
> 8-foot ground rod at each corner of the hole, drive them in the remaining
2
> feet, tie them all together with #2 solid copper, and run the copper to
all
> 3 of the tower mount J-bolts...then pour concrete around the whole
> business... any thoughts?  Jerry K3BZ
>
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