[TowerTalk] Where to find Surplus wire for ground

[Rick Scott]

Local ARRL RFI rep says I need 2AWG minimum 1/0 would be better but it seems awful big.  Im running a ground from the Rig, Tuner etc to ground.  I had not done that yet when I moved the shack due to the non access of an outside opening.  Im going in a wall hole where my Coax comes in, down to the crawl area and ground it there.

--- On Mon, 11/12/12, Jim Lux <jimlux at earthlink.net> wrote:

From: Jim Lux <jimlux at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Where to find Surplus wire for ground
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Date: Monday, November 12, 2012, 4:50 PM

Why do you need AWG2?  Is it a lightning rod ground or do you have some particular reason to need that big?   AWG10 or AWG 6 would probably serve equally well, and is a LOT cheaper. (AWG6 is what is required by the electrical code for a bonding jumper) In commercial installations, AWG 2 is used a lot, but in that environment, the copper cost is small fraction of the total job cost (i.e. you're paying $50/hr or more for the guy that's dragging that wire off the truck and stringing it up)