[TowerTalk] There's 'ground', and then there's 'ground'

[Alan NV8A (ex. AB2OS)]

I have read that the ground rods should be out from the eaves, 
presumably (my guess) because the ground there will stay moister.

Alan NV8A


On 01/17/05 11:38 am David Robbins K1TTT tossed the following 
ingredients into the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:

> Depending on the spacing of the 2 existing rods you could reduce your ground
> impedance by 50% or more with 2 more rods.  Maybe a LOT more depending on
> the exact geometry of the situation.  Lots of people make a big mistake by
> driving a rod right next to the foundation, you should note that this
> reduces the effectiveness of the rod because half of the circle around it is
> cut off by the foundation forcing all the current to go in only one
> direction.