[TowerTalk] grounding

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/21/04 7:45:54 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
James.Wolf at itt.com writes:

>  I use silver
>  soldered 3/8 copper tubing to connect all ground rods together, and 2"
>  copper strap to connect the equipment in the shack to the SPG window.
>  
     Oops. A transient can melt the solder rendering your ground system 
useless. The only two connection methods approved by the National Electrical Code 
are 1) mechanical or 2) exothermic - i.e. CadWeld. 

Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
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