[TowerTalk] Sinking ground rods

[KA9OFM John Garrett]

Truthfully, I don't see that it would make any difference. I have never
heard that it did, and if you think about it the ground is going to get
saturated and dried out many times around your ground rods. The only thing I
have ever heard and try to follow is to use 8 ft ground rods because they
will usually be in good contact with moist ground even when the surface may
have been dry for many weeks. I'd make the job as easy as possible if it
were me.

John, KA9OFM


On 8/14/06, Allen R. Brier <britech at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> What is the best/easiest method to sink ground rods? I know the trick of
> using water to fill the hole several times to make it easy, but I have
> also
> heard that the ground contact is not as good using this method vs.
> pounding
> the rod in the hard way, in dry ground. Which is best?
>
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>
> Allen Ross Brier, N5XZ
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