[TowerTalk] ground rod spacing

[Mark Robinson]

> NEC doesn't say anything about multiple rods, other than they have to be
>  bonded together.   (and, of course, that a rod can't be the sole
> grounding means in a new installation)

What do they require now? Several rods. I just beefed up my service ground 
(an old steel pipe banged in the ground 30 years ago) with another 10 foot 
copper clad rod right by it and then tied the system into the 30 ground rods 
in my tower grounding system.


Mark N1UK


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jimlux" <jimlux at earthlink.net>
To: "Jim Hoge" <knowkode at verizon.net>
Cc: "towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, 03 January, 2011 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ground rod spacing


> Jim Hoge wrote:
>> What does the NEC have to say about the number of ground rods used in a 
>> single
>> point grounding system where the building is surrrounded by a ground 
>> wire? Is
>> there a required minimum and maximum spacing between the ground rods? Is 
>> there a
>> required depth the perimeter wire is to be buried?
>>
>
> NEC doesn't say anything about multiple rods, other than they have to be
>  bonded together.   (and, of course, that a rod can't be the sole
> grounding means in a new installation)
>
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