[Elecraft] plexiglass

[Bill Coleman]

On Jul 9, 2006, at 10:26 AM, J F wrote:

> Didn't the allies look into building aircraft carriers
> from ice?

Picrete - a mix of water and sawdust frozen solid.

> if you had impregnated the ice with say fine
> copper mess, would it not also be somewhat of an RF
> sheild... or maybe just a good ground plane for the
> minature 160M vertical.... ummm I've said too much
> already

The designs for this aircraft carrier had miles of tubing running all  
through the ship, in order to refrigerate the structure and keep it  
frozen.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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