[Lowfer] Pounding in a ground rod - NOT FUN

[Stan, W1LE]

It would be interesting to measure the ground resistance every few 
inches as you drove the ground rod in.
And measure it at the freq you are playing at...

As I recall, most of the conductivity is in the top few inches of 
organic material,
but that depends on your specific soil conditions, YMMV ....your mileage 
may vary.

I hope to score some galvi chain link fence material soon. Plan is to 
use it as a ground mat.
Either under the top soil (yet to be brought in), or on top of the soil 
with the grass growing thru it.
I will stretch it out, in line with the directivity of the big loop 
above it.

The NEC, national electrical code, requires the driven ground rod for
electrical safety at the service entrance. If you can not achieve 25 ohm
or less ground resistance, drive in a second rod, bond the two, and walk 
away.
Separation between multiple ground rods should be more than their length.

Stan, W1LE



Andy - KU4XR wrote:
> --- On Sat, 11/14/09, Mike-WE0H <we0h at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Why you using such a long rod? Is there ground water
>> down that far?
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