Hi Michael, If you have an application specific to a particular area of the country, = may I suggest that you contact the local power company servicing that = area. Ask for the engineering department. =20 When I was living in Florida, I had an application that I really needed = to know the conductivity of earth. The power company was extremely = helpful in providing that information. Best of luck. Larry =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Lawrence C. Barnes Principal Signal Integrity Engineer QLogic Corporation 26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (949) 389-7509 (719) 237-9822 cell larry.barnes@xxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: Salkow, Steven [mailto:steven.salkow@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 2:39 PM To: EMCCOMPLY@xxxxxxx; carterm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Resistance of Earth If your on a Island (coral) things are very different. Steve -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of EMCCOMPLY@xxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 12:19 PM To: carterm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Resistance of Earth Hello Michael-- I believe you can find the resistivity of earth as a functions of terrain=20 (single or mixed types of soil), moisture content, salt content, and even=20 temperature in: Chapter 2, section 2.7 (PP 2.36 through 2.41) of Grounding and=20 Bonding, Volume 2 of an 12 volume EMC series published by ICT (now defunct).=20 The author is Michel Mardiguian, the ISBN is 0-944916-02-3.=20 The book is out of print and Amazon doesn't show alternate sources. Hopefully=20 your technical library can get a copy of the book or of the selected pages.=20 Contact me at my email address if you need more help. Regards,=20 Thurman J. (Bill) Ritenour EMC Compliance LLC Boulder, CO 80303 ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: =20 //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages=20 Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu =20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: =20 //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages=20 Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu =20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http:/www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu