I installed the separate two 5 foot copper pipes for ground rods for the 1500' beverage, so I have a separate ground for the two matching transformers for the SW EWE and beverage. With how wet our soil is and the rods are all sitting in water, I am getting a conductivity between all of the ground rods in the yard, almost like a direct short. I guess the story is true that water conducts electricity just fine. So, I have no idea if using the separate rods really makes that much difference. The directivity of the beverage is a bit different on certain frequencies, but over all there is little difference. Maybe I might notice a difference come Summer with less moisture in the ground. The field next door has 2-4 feet of water in it and the copper pipes all go down to below that level.
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