[Lowfer] Pounding in a ground rod - NOT FUN

[Andy - KU4XR]

--- On Sat, 11/14/09, Mike-WE0H <we0h at yahoo.com> wrote:


> Why you using such a long rod? Is there ground water
> down that far?

UUHHH OK, I'm gonna have to play the dummie on that one !
I was under the impression that an 8 foot rod was pretty
much the standard.  Do you use shorter ones ??

OH ! and BTW; you wouldn't believe the price of Chicken
wire. $ 70.00 for a 2' x 50' roll.

Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 185.29866 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


--- On Sat, 11/14/09, Mike-WE0H <we0h at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Mike-WE0H <we0h at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Pounding in a ground rod - NOT FUN
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009, 8:58 PM
> I use those T post drivers. Two
> handled thing with a lot of heft to 
> drive in inch & a quarter well pipe. It'll handle that
> ground rod with 
> ease. Why you using such a long rod? Is there ground water
> down that far?
> 
> Mike
> WE0H
> /16
> 
> 
> 
> Andy - KU4XR wrote:
> > Stan:
> >
> > Thanks for that info; I wasn't aware that I could rent
> something
> > like that. I get most of my stuff from them, so I'll
> check to see 
> > if the local store rents them out. After seeing what
> one ground 
> > rod did, I began to wonder what 2 more might do for
> the system.
> > As with all things, there's a point of diminishing
> returns.
> >
> > 73 ::::
> >
> >
> > Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
> > LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 185.29866 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
> > Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84*
> 3' 16"
> > http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr
> 
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