[Elecraft] I need some grounding-strap guidance, if'n you please

[Jim Brown]

Ken,

Perhaps I misunderstood your description of the practice. Are you 
saying that the bare end of this wire is buried in the earth in a 
coiled concentric circle?  That does sound like good practice to the 
extent that it puts a lot of copper in contact with the earth, but 
lazy to the extent that the coil adds inductance to the discharge 
path. Or if you're the accountant for the power company, 
"efficient."

73,

Jim K9YC

--Original Message Text---
From: Ken Kopp
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 06:43:50 -0000

Coiling the down-the-pole ground wire in a concentric 
circle on the bottom end of a power pole is the accepted 
method of achieving "ground"