[TowerTalk] Practical grounding etc vol 145 issue 54

[Chuck Dietz]

I would do that here, but I worry that a lightning strike would take out
the submersible pump.

Chuck W5PR

On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Russ Dearmore via TowerTalk <
towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:

> Try measuring the resistance of hardened concrete and I bet you'll never
> trust it again as a ground.  It's the rebar in the concrete that the #4
> solid copper is attached to that makes it an ufer ground.  We
> (electricians) use this ground in the desert mostly because the ground rods
> don't do so well in desert soil, and plumbing can have pvc pipe so that
> method isn't foolproof either.  When I lived in a remote area of the Mojave
> desert I attached my ground, to my water well pipe casing that went down
> about 160' to an underground river, and the other end to the tower.....
> Best ground I ever had...   Russ  K5ZZR
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> On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 11:54 AM, "kb2wig at twcny.rr.com" <
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> >"   The concrete in slop is still more effective than a single ground rod
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> >Well, then I guess you then would call it a pier.
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