[TowerTalk] Driving ground rods in rocky soil

Dan Zimmerman N3OX n3ox at n3ox.net
Thu May 24 17:12:32 EDT 2007


> For RF grounding (remember, this is a 160 receive loop that's going
> up, not lightning protection or for TX), do you think I can get away
> with this only 4' into the ground or must I go down 8'?

For RF grounding, radials are always better than a ground rod, so just
cut it off where it is and add a couple more radials than you would
have otherwise, and you're good to go.

Dan


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