[TowerTalk] ground rods and angle...

[David Robbins]

see more info here... http://ecmweb.com/content/achieving-acceptable-ground-poor-soil
bentonite is not a chemical like copper sulfate or salt so doesn't need recharging periodically, it does however only work well when
wet as described in that article.


Jan 19, 2016 01:52:01 PM, jim at audiosystemsgroup.com wrote:

On Tue,1/19/2016 7:10 AM, Chris wrote:
> Backfill with bentonite or similar conductive earth material. I know a local installer who puts up broadcast towers who did this and created a ridiculously low resistance ground network on a rock mountaintop.

Yes, but -- it's my understanding that bentonite and similar materials 
must be recharged periodically to be effective.

73, Jim K9YC
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