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A good RF ground





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From:  D.C. Cox [SMTP:DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net]
Sent:  Tuesday, June 16, 1998 6:41 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: A good RF ground

to: Marco

Copper is best -- avoid aluminum due to its sharply increased RF
resistance.  Many ground rods are actually steel that are copper plated and
this works fine.  The steel allows you to drive it in with a mall and avoid
bending as pure copper might.

DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net




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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: 'Tesla List' <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: A good RF ground
> Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 9:57 PM
> 
> 
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> From:  Marco Denicolai [SMTP:marco-at-vistacom.fi]
> Sent:  Monday, June 15, 1998 12:39 AM
> To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject:  A good RF ground
> 
> It's time for my TC to get a good RF ground. I read the Quick
instructions
> about 4-5 8 feet cupper pipes spaced 8 feet. I understand he meant a kind
of
> 
>                        RF GND
>                          |
> _________________________|___________  soil level
>          -----------------
>          |   |   |   |   |
>          |   |   |   |   |
>          |   |   |   |   |
>          |   |   |   |   |
> 
> Has anybody got any other suggestion? Have the pipes to be cupper?
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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