> > I don't have a good answer to your question but I am wondering what you > mean by "water drilling a copper tube"? I'm an amateur radio operator who > has installed ground rods before but I've never heard of a trick called > "water drilling". > > Sean Instead of pounding a rod into the ground, you hook up your garden hose to a copper pipe. The water "drills" the pipe into the ground with ease but it's not as good as a pounded rod - you can't use it as an electrical service ground. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .