[TowerTalk] Sheet copper ground

[GALE STEWARD]

According to one of the companys that sell lightning
rods and associated hardware, a 2 X 2 ft copper plate
buried 2 ft down is a substitute for a ground rod.

http://www.lightningrod.com/catalog1_rods.html

Scroll down about half way and you will see the copper
plate they offer.

73, Stew K3ND


--- Barrie Smith <barrie at centric.net> wrote:

> >
> > >I'd like to improve my grounding system, which,
> due to clay and rocks, is
> mostly nonexistant.
> >
> > ------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------
> >
> > What kind of ground are you wanting to improve?
> >
> > 1. AC mains safety ground?       Yes
> > 2. Lightning protection ground?    Yes
> > 3. RF ground for transmitting and receiving?   
> Yes
> >
> > If #3, what frequencies and what kind of antenna?
> 
> I'm QRV 6M, 432 and 1296 EME.  However, in the
> winter, I chat a bit on 160
> and 75M.  I plan to shunt-feed a 85' tower, with
> four 7 el yagis on a 30' x
> 30' h-frame, for 75  and 160M, soon.
> 
> I will lay out radials for that shunt-fed tower.
> 
> Since my ground rods are non-existant, this sheet
> copper ground system would
> be placed at the base of the tower and another just
> outside the shack.
> 
> My question is:  Would several square feet of
> copper, buried a foot deep, be
> an effective ground system?
> 
> 73, Barrie, W7ALW
> >
> > Bill W6WRT
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