[TowerTalk] Grounding of tower

[K8RI]

On 5/6/2013 5:13 PM, Hans Hammarquist wrote:
> Gentlemen,
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> It's hard to believe that a screw connection can be approved for burial. Even if it is allowed, and why wouldn't it, I still would (very strongly)  prefer to be able to inspect them now-and-then.
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I have never had a buried screw connection maintain integrity.  When we 
put in an underground feed the electrician used the standard ground rod 
clamp.  A year later I removed the dirt and could slide the clamp up and 
down the ground rod using only 2 fingers

73

Roger (K8RI)

> I used short pieces of 4" schedule 40 PVC pipes around my ground connections. Lowes has (I am sure) caps that fit over the 4" pipes so grass and other stuff can cover them. I also like to be able to run the lawn mower over it without problems.
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> Hans - N2JFS
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