I pounded on one end of the copper pipe so that the edges went together into
sort of a flat point. That worked pretty well. The ground was loam for
about 18 in., then sand below that. It went in easily but mushroomed at the
top. I did a lot of filing to get it to where I could put an acorn over it.
I can't remember why I had the bright idea of using pipe but since then, I
have used real ground rods.
Orcy W0QT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Bookwalter" <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 7:28 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Copper Pipe Ground Rods - Driving them in - How ?
> Ok , I have most of my ground system planned out , my plan is to use
> copper pipe
> (type "L") and silver solder flashing to them from the tower etc... my
> issue is
> how in the world do you guys drive copper pipe into the ground , I have
> access
> to a 1/2" hammer drill , but , the pipe is too large for that , I am going
> to
> check into a ground rod bit for it , but , I am still not so sure if that
> will
> work.
>
> Suggestions ??
>
> Dan N8DCJ
>
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