[TowerTalk] ground rods and angle...

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

I have trouble understanding Bentonite needing to be "recharged"  I 
believe it's a form of clay that is relatively conductive?. Isn't 
Bentonite also the material where you drill holes in concrete, pour in 
dry Bentonite, add water and it slowly expands to break the concrete?

73

Roger (K8RI)


On 1/19/2016 Tuesday 12:42 PM, Jim Brown 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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Roger (K8RI)


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