[TowerTalk] Solid Tower Ground Wires

[David Gilbert]

Check the wire with a magnet to see if the core is indeed steel.  If it 
is steel, in my opinion you'd be better off buying actual solid copper 
wire from the electrical department of one of the big box DIY stores.

By the way, it's sometimes difficult to determine how thick the copper 
actually is on wire like that since it smears across the face of the 
cut.  A better way is to sand off the copper a few inches away from the cut.

Use your steel core wire for a dipole if you have enough of it.  ;)

73,
Dave  AB7E



On 5/17/2019 8:39 AM, Mike & Becca Krzystyniak wrote:
> Greetings,
>
>    As I install my new tower, I was dropping some ground rods next to the
> base and acquired some #6 solid copper wire to make the connections (or so I
> thought).
>
>    When I went to cut the wire I found out that it had a hard core, most
> likely steel.
>    I'm not sure this is plated as the outer copper ring is a substantial
> portion of the cross section.
>    As I'm not familiar with the applicatio of this type of wire I wonder if
> it is acceptable for the grounding connection between the tower and the
> ground rod?
>
>    Thoughts or comments please.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Mike K9MK
>
>
>
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