RE: driving copper pipe

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Original poster: "Dave Kyle by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dave-at-kyleusa-dot-com>

Why wouldn't you use a copper plated ground rod as they are intended to be
driven into the ground? $19.99 at Radio Shack and also available at Home
Depot.

http://www.radioshack-dot-com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CT
LG%5F003%5F001%5F003%5F003&product%5Fid=15%2D529


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Dave Kyle
Austin, TX USA
Email: dave-at-kyleusa-dot-com


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Subject: driving copper pipe

Original poster: "Rodney Goolsby by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jeronimo-at-bright-dot-net>

I'm sure many of you know how hard it is to drive long pieces of copper
pipe into hard ground to make an RF ground, such as my yard which has a lot
of clay in it.  I was wondering if it would be alright to fill a 5' piece
of .5" or .75" copper pipe with quick cement to make it sturdy enough to
pound into the ground.  If not what other method could I use to get the
pipe into the ground?