[TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: RF Ground is a Myth

[Grant Saviers]

If your house slab was installed correctly with a vapor barrier and/or 
foam insulation, then it is insulated electrically from earth.
Tower bases make good Ufers as do perimeter foundations, so my towers 
and shop both had the rebar set as Ufers when constructed.
I also noticed that a new service transformer I had installed is set on 
a concrete vault that has a ground stub cast into the side.  The power 
company used it, no ground rods.  I'd estimate its surface area in 
contact with earth as more than 16 sq ft.  Compare that to less than 2 
sq feet for a 10' 3/4" ground rod.

Grant KZ1W


On 1/19/2015 6:52 PM, Mike Reublin NF4L wrote:
> The electrician I had (who does a LOT of grounding work here) come out to connect my tower ground to the service ground told me he would be glad to drive the extra rods extending out from the tower, but doing so would add no benefit at all. I have no idea if this is true or not. At some point, lacking personal knowledge, ya have to take someone's word for it. My tower megged out  at 4 ohms.
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> Mike NF4L
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>> On Jan 19, 2015, at 8:29 PM, Brian Carling <bcarling at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
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>> The advice varies about this considerably. This week is the first time I've even heard of UF ER or conductive concrete!
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>> The professional experts that I know recommend putting a 20 to 30 foot ground rod into the ground at each corner of your house and connecting heavy gauge copper conductors up to lightning rodsup on the roof.
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>> It seems like if the only thing you need is a large area of this allegedly conductive concrete stuck in the ground, why not ground everything to the concrete slab your house sits on!!
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>> Best regards - Brian Carling
>> AF4K Crystals Co.
>> 117 Sterling Pine St.
>> Sanford, FL 32773
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>> Tel: +USA 321-262-5471
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