[Boatanchors] Ground wire?

[Sandy]

YEA!  Copper "flashing" strip is the best!  Better than wire, or the woven 
"braid" although somewhat awkward to use at times.  The thickness doesn't 
make a whole lot of difference.  3" wide is the most useful and 2" is a 
close runner up.  The big problem is it is not cheap!

"Radials" (buried) for an antenna system can be wire or "old" coaxial cable. 
RG-58, RG-59, RG-6 (if the braid is copper).  Above ground "counterpoise" 
radials can be #14, #12 or larger common insulated or bare single conductor 
stuff.

Been using the 3" flashing for YEARS on personal amateur grounding setup, 
and also on marine installations to "cool off" racks and cabinets even 
though the steel members are joined securely mechanically!

73,

Sandy W5TVW

-----Original Message----- 
From: Rob Atkinson
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:38 PM
To: Phil
Cc: Boatanchor List
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Ground wire?

Ideally none of what you mentioned should be used--copper strap 2 or 3
inches wide is desirable.  But I understand you need a quick fix.
Copper is better than aluminum because with aluminum you have to
fabricate some sort of union between the rod and the wire.  You can't
connect aluminum directly to copper.

73

Rob
K5UJ

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Phil <ko6bb1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Now the question.  The total run to tie all grounds together is about 18
> feet.  I wanted to purchase some copper tubing and have a friend braze
> it to all rods in an unbroken length to tie them together.  However, the
> budget is about shot, copper tubing is out of the question for now.  I'm
> presently using odd lengths of 18Ga stranded wire for TEMPORARY use
> (yeah, I know, not the best for RF circuits).
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