[TowerTalk] w7ekb & ground rods

[Martin A Flynn]

Ken,
So far I have not experienced the conditions you ran into.    If I did, 
I would drive the rod at an angle or bury it in a trench.

I will reach out the gentleman I quoted and see what is position is for 
situations as you describe.

Martin


On 1/18/2015 8:00 PM, Ken wrote:
> 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:
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>> 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