[TowerTalk] Station and tower grounding

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

Have you tried a fence post driver? Much easier than a hammer and no 
need to aim.

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Roger (K8RI)

On 12/3/2016 12:22 PM, StellarCAT wrote:
> I did just that - borrowed a hammer drill - after 30 minutes it got me 
> maybe, maybe 1/2".... I went back to hammering. It was more effective. 
> The clay and sandstone here is terrible. More than likely the one that 
> I borrowed wasn't big enough - although it was pretty darn substantial.
>
> Gary
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> -----Original Message----- From: Richard Thorne
> Sent: Saturday, December 3, 2016 11:40 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Station and tower grounding
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> Go rent a hammer drill and purchase a ground rod adapter for installing
> ground rods.
>
> Makes quick work of installing an 8' ground rod.
>
> I had 5 ground rods installed in less than 30 minutes.  We have clay and
> cliche here in the Amarillo panhandle.
>
> Rich - N5ZC
>
> On 12/3/2016 10:07 AM, Jeff Draughn wrote:
>> I live in Kansas in an area that has some of the worst clay that I have
>> ever had to deal with.
>> It's sticky gooey terrible stuff, sticks to everything like epoxy!
>> Trying to drive eight-foot ground rods's in the ground is near 
>> impossible,
>> I think the stickiness just builds to a point where it's near impossible
>> even using a 10 pound sledge.
>>
>> So my question is would several 4 foot rods placed approximately 4 feet
>> apart be satisfactory?
>>
>> Thanks for your thoughts and inputs.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jeff
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Roger (K8RI)