John,
A six-inch-wide copper strap may be overkill, but it certainly will have
broadband grounding functionality. You will probably have some
difficulty in transitioning to and from the strap when connecting to the
ground rods and the equipment. You can get some excellent guidance from
Erico, the manufacturers of Cadweld products, at:
www.erico.com
Erico has a lot of experience in designing grounding systems for RF
transmitters, and their "One-Shot" welding products can make genuine
exothermic welds between rods and wire, without the special molds. Most
One-Shot kits are available from TESSCO and other distributors
specializing in commercial radio supplies.
73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY
JOHN MACKEY wrote:
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> I am getting ready to install a ground system in my house. This is to support
> my radio equipment for HF and V/UHF.
>
> My plan was to use copper 6" strap running from my bench about 8 feet to two
> ground rods outside, each about 8 feet apart. I then wanted to cadweld the
> copper strap to the ground rods. Inside, I am going to connect the ground
> strap to a ground cable running to the breaker box.
>
> Anyone have any better ideas or suggestions? Anyone have any experience using
> cadwelding to bond ground strap to a ground rod?
>
> thanks
>
>
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