‰ NOW 7 1/2 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM DECEMBER 2016 QST PAGE 40 ‰ WATER, SO IT IS ALSO LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE SOIL DRYING OUT AROUND A TRADITIONAL GROUND ROD. GROUND RODS ARE A TRADITIONAL APPROACH TO MAKING A SUITABLE GROUND CONNECTION AND ARE APPROPRIATE AS SUPPLEMENTAL GROUNDS, SAY AT THE BASE OF A TOWER, OR AS PART OF AN OVERALL GROUNDING ‰ END OF 7 1/2 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ