[TowerTalk] w7ekb & ground rods

[Ken]

If I may ask, what’s the “appropriate tool” when you have a rock layer 40” down?  i tried a hammer drill, waste of time.  I rented an SDS-MAX hammer and I got one in all the way, four others only made it most of the way.   So what is the recommendation?

Ken WA8JXM

> On Jan 18, 2015, at 7:46 PM, Martin A Flynn <maflynn at theflynn.org> wrote:
> 
> Ran this past one of the code enforcement guys in the county.    Surprising response:
> 
> "We make you buy a UL listed panel board and breakers -  what makes you think you can build a grounding system that is equal to UL *and*  be able to prove it in court if there is a problem? Buy the listed rod(s) and drive them with the appropriate tool"