Maybe this applies. We have buried electrical service, but I don't think it matters. I have been told the NEC now calls for four conductor service to include a ground wire from the transformer.
I depend on a ground tree. I like the perimeter wire Don, w3fpr describes. Dick, n0ce On 4/17/2017 4:00 PM, ab2tc wrote: > Hi, > > This is totally off topic; I apologize. > > I just received the new ARRL publication "grounding and bonding for the > radio amateur". It is very interesting reading. I see that the NEC requires > two ground rods for regular power installations; never mind any antennas. I > swear that when when I moved into this house there were absolutely no ground > rods installed. I just inspected our power pole that supplies our power. I > could see no wires going in to the ground. So I have no idea where our > "green wire" came from. > > But I have have installed two 8 foot ground rods to ground my antennas and > they are bonded to the AC entry panel. But what's up with this? I bet my > neighbors have no ground rods installed either. > > Knut - AB2TC > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
