[TowerTalk] Ground rod sticker shock

[Dan Bookwalter]

Rob

also make sure and check with you local electrical
supply house... here in central ohio the local
electrical people will do almost anything to beat
Lowes and Home Depot...

good luck

Dan N8DCJ
--- "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I went to Home Despot yesterday to pick up a few
> little odds and ends for my 
> next antenna project.  About 9 months ago, their
> 5/8"  8 foot long ground 
> rods were going for around 8 dollars.  Now they are
> up to 14 bucks!  The 10 
> foot long 3/4 inch rods are around twenty.  They
> were $12 or so a few months 
> ago.  I can only guess the copper for the cladding
> got real expensive since 
> I have heard copper has gone up but this is almost
> double the old price.
> 
> The general cost of hardware is unreal.  I bought
> just a few little nut and 
> bolt type items--a file and handle for it, some
> cable ties, heat shrink 
> tubing, drill bit, the rod, couple of clamps and a
> 10' long pvc pipe.  I 
> prepared for the shock (I figured the total would be
> more than I 
> expected--it always is) so since I figured all this
> should be $25 I prepared 
> for $35.  When the clerk rang it all up, it came to
> 49 bucks!!  It has 
> gotten to the point that even a simple little basic
> antenna is an 
> investment.  thanks for letting me vent.
> 73,
> rob/k5uj
> 
>
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