[Elecraft] Self-fusing liquid electrical tape

[Mike Maloney]

 Don,   Are those all 8 ft ground rods driven vertical in ground without help from a rock drill?   Lots of rock in your area?  Mike AC5P
    On Friday, June 5, 2020, 03:10:11 PM CDT, W2xj <w2xj at w2xj.net> wrote:  
 
 To my mind, false economy. 

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> On Jun 5, 2020, at 3:36 PM, Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> That is why I used the mechanical clamps.  I have 10 ground rods for a perimeter ground wire around the house, 6 on the perimeter ground around the workshop building (where the antenna feedlines first enter) and another 4 in the antenna field.  A total of 20 Cad Welds would have exceeded my budget - the #4 copper wire was expensive enough!
> All the clamps are above ground a bit, so I can check the tightness with a wrench at least once a year.
> In most cases, the perimeter wires are folded back on itself to fit into the clamp, so the wire is continuous rather than having cut ends.
> Yes, even the utility ground rod clamp is exposed.  The building inspector frowned on it until I told him why and he allowed it because I do not (will not) mow grass near any of the ground rods.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
>> On 6/5/2020 2:55 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
>> Just look at $11.00 per ground rod connection for Cad-Weld as compared to  $1.98 for a mechanical clamp.  Which do you think a ham will choose ?
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