I picked up one last Saturday at the local homo Depot.  10 foot, 5/8 
inch for eleven dollars and some change.  Copper plated steel.

I recently moved the shack to a different room and  wanted to put a rod 
in at the new coax entry point.

73, Steve KW3A




On 7/19/2013 3:31 PM, Butch Bussen wrote:
> Not a bad ida, but hoave you guys priced ground rods lately?  With the
> price of coper, I don't think twelve bucks will even come close.
> 73
> Butch
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> On Fri,
> 19 Jul 2013, Tom Brennan wrote:
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>> Mark, its only a ground rod.  Just spring for a new one and replace that wire
>> while you're at it along with the clamp.  Its not going to cost much and what
>> you'd have to spend to insure that the old one was good would be prohibitive.
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>> Tom
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>> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
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