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[TowerTalk] Re: Ground rod material

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Re: Ground rod material
From: w2up@mindspring.com (Barry )
Date: Wed Jan 29 15:14:36 2003
Home Depot has both copper and galv grounds rods. The galv rods are 
several dollars cheaper. I installed about 1/2 of each when I did the 
ground field for my tower (3 rods each leg, cadwelds, etc.) I haven't 
had the opportunity to dig any of them up to see which decay more 
slowly.
Barry, W2UP

On 29 Jan 2003 at 13:49, Chuck Counselman wrote:

> At 7:59 AM -0500 1/29/03, Mark N1LO wrote:
> >...It seems that copper ground rods last longer in alkaline soil and
> >galvanized rods last longer in acid soil.
> 
> 
> Where can one buy galvanized rods?  Or should galvanized water pipe be
> used?
> 
> -Chuck, W1HIS
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