> For ham radio usage, however, unless you have access via
> the commericial world or a ham club which wants to make a
> group use purchase, you can do well enough with mechanical
> manipulations. If you must use dissimilar metals, make sure
> you put a "middle man" between them (e.g. stainless steel).
>
> 73,
> Bob AA0CY
If the ground rod is copper plated steel:
and the clamp is brass:
and the ground braid is copper:
are these considered dissimilar metals?
Isn't brass and copper almost the same thing for this situation?
Most UL electrical distribution panels use both brass and copper.
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