Re: [IRCA] Ground Rods

["CHARLES HUTTON" <charlesh3@xxxxxxx>]

I buy the standard 1/2 inch type M copper pipe for plumbing in 10 foot 
lengths, hacksaw the ends at an angle, and cut them in half.

They're just as easy to pound in as regular ground rods and plenty strong 
enough. They actually last longer than my Radio Shack grounds rods with the 
thin copper plating that quickly wears through and corrodes.

Copper supplies are at an all-time low and the world's largest private 
copper mine has been almost shut down for a month or two due to a strike, so 
prices have almost tripled for standard copper pipe.



Chuck


>From: "Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: Neil Kazaross <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,        Mailing list for 
>the International Radio Club of America<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of 
>America"<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Ground Rods
>Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:42:20 -0500
>
>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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