[Boatanchors] Ground wire?

[Paul Kraemer]

Something I have considered and suggested to others (haven't got round tuit 
myself) for radials is the aluminum / mylar tape used to bury with plastic 
water line so it can be located later.
That stuff would be considered inexpensive, should last a lifetime, and 
surface area way more than a little copper wire as it is about 2" wide. A 
very big roll is about $25 at the home improvement store
Paul K0UYA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sandy" <ebjr37 at charter.net>
To: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>; "Phil" <ko6bb1 at gmail.com>
Cc: "Boatanchor List" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Ground wire?


> 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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