All my ground rods are below ground level. I didn't want to take a chance of failure so used 23 one-shots with #4 solid copper wire. Maybe that is one of the reasons why I get away with never unhooking coax even when I watch lightning strike the tower. One point ground for everything, lightning arrestors on every coax and control line to the house, bonding the shield of all coax to the base of the tower probably helps too. 73, N2TK, Tony
-----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Art Greenberg Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 1:41 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Self-fusing liquid electrical tape Yeah, maybe I'm one of the exceptions. I just used 20 of them to build a lightning ground system for a new tower install. Easy to use and considerable peace of mind knowing the joints created will last a long time underground. -- Art Greenberg WA2LLN a...@artg.tv On Fri, Jun 5, 2020, at 13:32, Phil Kane wrote: > On 6/5/2020 9:05 AM, Grant Youngman wrote: > > > Cad-weld isn’t expensive — $11-15 per weld depending on where you > > buy the stuff. Typically sold in kits of 6 one-shot crucibles, and > > available for varying ground wire sizes on 1/2” or 5/8” ground rods. > > Agreed, but how many of us would go through that exercise? > > 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane > Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 > > From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest > Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to a...@artg.tv ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to tony....@verizon.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
