Re: [IRCA] New receiver ground

[John Hunter <jshunter@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Charlie, Think kitty litter hi, it holds water very well. Also 
used in well drilling as drilling mud. I have about 40 lbs around 
each ground and it definitely increases your grounding setup. Despite 
100 or so degree WX mine stays wet for about 2 weeks before I have to 
"water" my ground rods.
73's
John Hunter
Rossville GA

At 02:36 PM 8/11/2007, you wrote:
>At 05:30 PM 8/11/2007 +0000, you wrote:
> >At 16:10 11/08/2007, you wrote:
> >
> > >On my ground rod I dug a hole 5 feet deep with a shovel and a 5 foot
> > >steel bar and used a shop-vac to get the dirt out of the hole when
> > >the shovel would not work any more.  I than used a large hammer to
> > >pound the copper pipe in the last 5 feet but had to stop at 4 feet
> > >as I hit a rock.  I than put in 30 lbs of salt with lots of water
> > >over the next 2 days.  Than I used 30 lbs of Bentonite to fill the hole.
> > >
>Bill n' Nick:
>
>Bentonite? What the heck is Bentonite, and what does it do?
>
>
> >With those skills and dedication, Bill, we'll have to get you out to
> >Grayland someday.....only problem is even when we put a good ground
> >rod in, nature builds a dune on top of it before the next expedition.
> >
> >best wishes,
> >
> >Nick
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >****************************************************************************
> >Nick Hall-Patch
> >Victoria, B.C.
> >Canada
> >
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