‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JUNE 2015 QST PAGE 68 ‰ SWR TO 1R3. GROUND ROD REMOVAL TIP FIELD DAY IS OVER AND ITS TIME TO BREAK DOWN. IT ALL GOES SMOOTHLY UNTIL YOU GET TO THE GROUND ROD. IT WAS HARD TO DRIVE INTO THE GROUND, SO NOW HOW DO YOU GET IT OUT? IF YOU HAVE A SHORT LENGTH OF CHAIN, A PAIR OF LOCKING PLIERS, AND A JACK, THERE IS A NEAT TRICK TO PULL THAT ROD OUT OF THE GROUND. USE THE LOCKING PLIERS TO SECURE THE FIRST LINK TO THE GROUND ROD SEE FIGURE 9. WRAP THE CHAIN LINK AROUND THE ROD, ARRANGING EACH LINK SO IT LIES FLAT AGAINST THE ROD. AFTER ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚