[TowerTalk] Installing Ground Rods was (Tower Wench)
    K8RI on Tower Talk 
    k8ri-tower at charter.net
       
    Mon Jan 24 10:58:08 EST 2005
    
    
  
I still like the good old water drill. It's cheap and easy to use.
http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/ground.htm  I've posted it before, 
but I think it's germane to this discussion.
It works well in sand, clay, or clay  . IOW, soil without a lot of rocks.
Another possibility, although I've not tried it would be a hammer drill. 
Some are large enough to chuck up a 5/8" rod.
  It'd be an interesting experiment.  Again, as virtually any other method, 
wet soil makes the installation easier.
Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com 
    
    
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