Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1170; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL autolearn=no version=3.1.3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by paranoid.lipkowski.org (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id t8MNE9fn020310 for ; Wed, 23 Sep 2015 01:14:09 +0200 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1ZeWhs-00068Z-7y for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:10:40 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1ZeWhr-00068Q-SD for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:10:39 +0100 Received: from fish2.hurontel.on.ca ([216.46.129.163]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.86) (envelope-from ) id 1ZeWgs-0002Bs-61 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:10:38 +0100 X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1442963363-0718de1cce240a0001-a32kfu Received: from [192.168.1.100] (pppoe.dyn-216.46.143.247.hurontel.on.ca [216.46.143.247]) by fish2.hurontel.on.ca with ESMTP id 6PPJwNv0xraHp2SC for ; Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:09:23 -0400 (EDT) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: weazle@hurontel.on.ca X-Barracuda-Apparent-Source-IP: 216.46.143.247 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: Re[2]: LF: Ground From: John Bruce McCreath X-Priority: 3 In-Reply-To: <3C2B98A6F28044638496C1991A0AB12F@gnat> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:09:23 -0400 Message-Id: <469E7A2F-C551-4AB1-84DE-E4B442A5A5A0@hurontel.on.ca> References: <001301d0f2ae$fa2eb260$6401a8c0@ehnebrcdvojcgn> <5601AAC9.16444.5D0433D@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> <1274797445.20150922194915@chriswilson.tv> <3C2B98A6F28044638496C1991A0AB12F@gnat> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) X-Barracuda-Connect: pppoe.dyn-216.46.143.247.hurontel.on.ca[216.46.143.247] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1442963363 X-Barracuda-URL: https://fish.hurontel.on.ca:443/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at hurontel.on.ca X-Barracuda-BRTS-Status: 1 X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using global scores of TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=5.0 tests= X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.2, rules version 3.2.3.22803 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- X-Scan-Signature: 59677119386dcf9f1872cb454dc1331d Subject: Re: Re[2]: LF: Ground Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 10.1.3.10 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by paranoid.lipkowski.org id t8MNE9fn020310 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4117 I've used bentonite clay (cat litter) around my ground rods to improve conductivity between the rod and soil. Bentonite is hygroscopic and draws moisture from the surrounding ground, be it sandy, gravel or whatever. 73, J.B., VE3EAR LowFER Beacon "EAR" 188.830 kHz. QRSS30 EN93dr