[TowerTalk] Filter location and grounding rods

[Larry Banks]

I thought the rule of thumb was to space the rods at twice their length: 8'
rods every 16 feet, 4' rods every 8 feet, etc.

73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <john at kk9a.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Filter location and grounding rods


>I only use shorter ground rods when I cannot push in a longer one. Using
> more shorter ground rods will cost more as there are more connections to
> purchase and the soil is likely dryer near the surface so they may be less
> effective.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Filter location and grounding rods
> From: Hans Hammarquist <hanslg at aol.com>
> Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:05:45 -0500 (EST)
>>
> Gentlemen,
>
> Grounding the shack, I am planning to put a couple of grounding rods
> around the
> shack. I heard somewhere tha it is more efficient to use several short (4
> feet)
> grounding rods than one long (8 fet) rod. Does anyone knows how many short
> rods
> are needed for each long rod or is this a fractional number?
>
>
> With best 73 de,
>
>
> Hans - N2JFS
>
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