--- On Wed, 3/11/09, Tom Jasinski <[email protected]> wrote:


> 
> In conclusion I would always recommend a 10 foot rod for a
> good ground
> (around 10 ohms in black dirt/clay, moist soils, higher in
> dry, sandy, rocky
> soils).  


Unfortunately, that is impossible in many places including the rocky PA clay 
here. In many places, even 6' won't go down far enough. 

If my objective here was directional grounding, I would do what we've done for 
the LBI DXpeditions and use a fan of 3-4 15-20' radials.

Russ Edmunds
Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )
[15 mi NNW of Philadelphia]
40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id
<[email protected]>
FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'
AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot


      
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