On 8/23/2021 9:45 PM, James Bennett via Elecraft wrote:
Folks - thanks for the input!
Jim - Not sure what version I’ve got - it doesn’t say, so perhaps it is first
edition of the book. However it does have a few paragraphs on perimeter
grounding, on pages 4.22 - 4.24. And yes, I had planned on a series of ground
rods driven in and connected to the #4 wire along its path to the Ufer
connection point.
I don't know if the second edition is out -- we finished over the winter.
You mentioned “at least 1.5 - 2x their length" of the ground rod spacing. What
would be the minimum spacing between rods? They are, after all, not the easiest
things to “push” into the ground.
That IS the minimum spacing. Most rods sold are 8 ft or so, so I'd
choose 16 ft spacing.
Luckily we’ve got no Telco line coming into the house, nor CATV - it is all
fiber here.
I would hate to lose POTS -- we often lose power for long periods, and
when that goes, so does Comcast. And we have NO cell coverage, thanks to
the "Tin Hat Brigade." I'm hoping I have enough of a view of the sky in
the clearing of our 200+ ft redwoods for StarLink to provide a viable
alternative.
73, Jim K9YC
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