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Re: [TowerTalk] w7ekb & ground rods

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] w7ekb & ground rods
From: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:16:53 -0800
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On 1/19/15 8:45 AM, Ken wrote:
It seems to me that the ground above my rock layer (@ 36-40”)  gets really dry 
during the summer.  Does that dry dirt have enough conductivity to be useful?  I do 
not know the answer to that question.


This is precisely the situation that led Herb Ufer to invent the concrete encased grounding electrode: Protection of ammunition storage igloos in desert areas where the ground resistance was high.

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