[TowerTalk] Soil resistivity test done: Some questions

K8RI on TowerTalk K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net
Sat Sep 9 15:34:20 EDT 2006




> 'Resistivity' or 'Resistance'??  I am confused by the wording of some of
> your measurements... and since you don't give units I have to assume 
> certain
> things.  Note that 'resistance' is measured in ohms, 'resistivity' is in
> ohm-meters, or occasionally ohms-cm.

Other than a nit...resistivity would be ohms per cubic CM, or cubic meter. 
In electronics we used cm^3 but I'd guess in the electricall transmission 
area it'd be m^3

Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
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