I am building a new house. It has a UFER foundation ground. I will be putting ground rods around half the perimeter of the house between my shack and tower.
No. 4 solid copper wire will connect all my ground rods together and will tie to the UFER ground in two places. I am having a sprinkler system installed and it would be possible to put my ground rods and connecting wire in the same trench next to the 1 in. Water line. I live in an exposed area and my 35 ft. tower (which will have 3 ground rods around its base and radial ground wires) will be tied into the perimeter ground and UFER system as well; as will all my Elecraft station equipment. If I get a lightning hit, will close proximity to my sprinkler lines destroy them? How far should my ground system be from m my main sprinkler system line if it is an issue? Thanks! 73’s, Terry de N7TB ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
