[TowerTalk] Connection Tower to ground rods

[chasm at texas.net]

Artmouton wrote:
> 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.
> 


do you mean copper COATED steel rods which is what you find in the box 
stores?  I have never seen a real copper rod - certainly not in the 
last 40 yrs.

also, I have found rolls of copper flashing at Home Depot (orange box) 
used for roofing and that is about 6" wide, thickness escapes me but I 
cut off what I need, roll it on a pipe or rod lengthwise, and then 
hammer it loosely flat and then attach what is left using the clamps 
you can find at


73 de chas/k5dam


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