[TowerTalk] Ground wire between tower and ground stakes

[Steve Jones]

I used #2 stranded on my tower ground.  As I recall, that's what US Tower
recommended.

73,
Steve
N6SJ


-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of EZ
Rhino
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 6:52 PM
To: Towertalk Reflector
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ground wire between tower and ground stakes

I personally think solid wire is better, but when you're talking about #2
solid, stuff that big gets pretty difficult to work with.  It's as big
around as my little finger and requires a lot of strength to manipulate!
Stranded is easier to bend.   I've seen both used, and both work fine in
Cadwelds if you want a welded bond to your ground rod.

Chris
KF7P








On Nov 14, 2017, at 16:26 , 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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