[TowerTalk] Ground rod sticker shock

[Joe Giacobello]

The Wireman's price is $12 plus shipping, of course.

73, Joe

Dan Bookwalter wrote:

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