I would do that here, but I worry that a lightning strike would take out
the submersible pump.
Chuck W5PR
On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Russ Dearmore via TowerTalk <
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> Try measuring the resistance of hardened concrete and I bet you'll never
> trust it again as a ground. It's the rebar in the concrete that the #4
> solid copper is attached to that makes it an ufer ground. We
> (electricians) use this ground in the desert mostly because the ground rods
> don't do so well in desert soil, and plumbing can have pvc pipe so that
> method isn't foolproof either. When I lived in a remote area of the Mojave
> desert I attached my ground, to my water well pipe casing that went down
> about 160' to an underground river, and the other end to the tower.....
> Best ground I ever had... Russ K5ZZR
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> On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 11:54 AM, "kb2wig@twcny.rr.com" <
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> >Well, then I guess you then would call it a pier.
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