[Lowfer] Pounding in a ground rod - NOT FUN

[John RABSON]

Check the label.  One brand sold at a farmer's suppliers near my home in England was very thin and claimed to be 6 ohm/metre!

John Rabson 
F5VLF
58800 Cervon
France
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On 15/11/2009 at 06:51 Steve Sykes wrote:

>Andy,
>You might try electric fence wire, it is very cheap and comes in 1/4 
>mile rolls
>
>Steve KD2OM
>On 11/14/2009 09:27 PM, Andy - KU4XR wrote:
>> Mike:
>>
>> The pre-rolled and shrink wrapped wire is $ 30.00 + tax for the
>> #14 solid with insulation at 500 foot length. The stranded wire
>> was a little higher. and even more if you have them cut it from
>> their spool.
>>
>>
>> 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, 9:19 PM
>>> 70 bucks? That's nuts. I have heard
>>> of using 4' rods if the rock is not
>>> far below the surface. I used a pair of ten foot 3/4"
>>> copper pipes, only
>>> because I knew the water table was within that distance.
>>> Otherwise there
>>> are a bunch of 4' pipes with radials soldered onto them all
>>> over the
>>> yard. It might be easier there to lay down a bunch of
>>> radials  and leave
>>> it at a single ground rod. Drive in a shorter copper pipe
>>> for a radial
>>> center termination point. Run a heavy wire from that to
>>> your ground rod
>>> but solder all radials to the shorter copper pipe. There's
>>> other ways of
>>> doing it like a bussbar with radials with ring lugs on the
>>> ends and
>>> screwed to the bussbar. You know what your doing. Now you
>>> know if you
>>> plan on putting in a sandpoint well that 6' under will be
>>> some nasty
>>> stuff to drive it through...hi hi...
>>>
>>> How much is the THHN house wire down there? You don't need
>>> big wire for
>>> radials, just enough that it can be laid down without
>>> breaking it until
>>> the grass buries it. I always look for the dirt cheep
>>> surplus wire for
>>> radials.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> WE0H
>>>
>>>
>>> Andy - KU4XR wrote:
>>>      
>>>> 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
>>>>        
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