Hi Junior,

Steve's response is correct, however, I want to expand on it.  From what I 
understand, ground rods should be spaced apart at a distance equal to twice 
their length.  So for example, eight foot rods would be spaced sixteen feet 
apart.  The reason for this is that the earth gets saturated by a lightning 
strike for  a radius around the rod equal to the length of the rod.  If you 
place rods to close to each other, the earth cannot dissipate the lightning 
strike efficiently.  If rods are too close together you are wasting the rod 
because it cannot work properly.

I have been studying about this lately and I am sticking to my story also.

73's

Howard #3, W A 9 Y B W






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Junior Lolley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 7:37 AM
Subject: grounding question


>A grounding question for some of you more experienced hams.
> I had a phone company tech tell me that if two ground rods were less than 
> 8
> foot a part they canceled each other out.
> And then wasn't really any good.
> Is this correct?
> And if so what is the proper distance for 2 ground rods to be a par?
> I want to get the best ground possible for my tower and radio.
> I just don't have that much experience in grounding.
> I would appreciate any help on this.
>
>
> Junior Lolley KG4itd
> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator