Re: [IRCA] Ground Rods

["Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Patrick..You may wish to do what I do for ground rods.

Go to Home Depot/Lowes/etc and buy 10 foot stock sections of 1 inch diameter 
copper TUBING, and then cut them in half and you have two nice ground rods. 
The greater surface area of tubing makes more gorund contact than solid and 
here, from my tests is a definately better ground.

73 KAZ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Martin" <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club ofAmerica" 
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Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 11:19 AM
Subject: [IRCA] Ground Rods


> Greetings,
>
> Is their a source for the 4 foot ground rods Radio Shack sells, other
> than Radio Shack? I used to buy them as they are so easy to use in the
> soft soil here, but they used to be $3.99 each. Now they are $12.99
> each!!! I can buy the regular 8 foot ones and cut them in half I guess,
> but I am wondering if the regular 4 foot ones are available elsewhere
> for a bit less? Thanks.
>
> Patrick
>
> Patrick Martin
>
> Come to Seaside Oregon for the 2006 IRCA Convention! It will be held at
> the Comfort Inn on September 22-24,2006.
>
> 

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