[TowerTalk] Ground wire between tower and ground stakes

[Jeff]

What about insulated stranded?  You give up some of the ground to conductor 
surface area but the wire compared to the rods is a pretty minimal part of 
the network.  Right?

73/jeff/ac0c
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Patrick Greenlee
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 7:27 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ground wire between tower and ground stakes

Voting frequently does not select the best choice. (Ref, several
presidential elections)

Solid wire is clearly superior for corrosion resistance  (hence longer
life in adverse environment) but is not best if it has to flex. Flexing
is where stranded is king.

Patrick        NJ5G

On 11/14/2017 5:26 PM, Chris Hoelzle wrote:
> Hello TT's
>
>
> I am getting ready to order my ground wire. I have seen conflicting
> information about the type of wire to go between the tower and the ground
> rods.
>
>
> I had been planning on going with Solid AWG 2, but then I saw some 
> pictures
> of folks using stranded.
>
>
> Could I get a vote on which type of wire is commonly used for most amateur
> tower applications
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> W7MI
>
> Chris Hoelzle
> choelzle at cox.net
> Bandon, OR
>
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