[TowerTalk] Connection Tower to ground rods

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When I grounded my tower with solid copper wire, I went to Lowes expecting 
to pay handsomely for solid copper wire. Well. they had 2 lengths of random 
wire cut off from another job and I got them for less than their actual cost 
if they would have cut it off the main roll. I saw these two pieces stuck 
off to one side of the cutting machine as if they were ready for the trash. 
There were a bunch of other random lengths of wire there also. So now I 
check this hiding place first when buying copper wire.

Roger W5RD
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Artmouton" <k5fnq at cox.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 1:10 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Connection Tower to ground rods


>I have hammered in two 8' copper ground rods.
> Will probably do two more later - they ain't cheap and not easy (although 
> we
> are all dirt and gumbo mud here in South Louisiana.
>
> I now need to attach them to tower base.
>
> I have some coax type shield or some very large wire.
> Which one would be best?
>
> Then how to connect to ground rod - dissimilar metal connector?
>
> How to connect to tower - Rohn 55G.
> Prior owner had painted it.
> I will brush off paint area at connection point but do not want to destroy
> the coating - so how deep and how to connect to the tower leg?
> Tnx & 73,
> Art K5FNQ
>
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