[Lowfer] Another Antenna question - Wet Ground Issue

[John RABSON]

Perhaps there is more than one mechanism, with a different one being dominant in different situations, but giving the same overall result.

73 John F5VLF

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On 31/05/2008 at 16:05 Warren K2ORS wrote:

>Bill,
>
>>Back in the days before I got into loop antennas I also experienced a
>large 
>>increase in antenna current
>>(maybe 2.5X) with frozen ground. However, I proved this was due, not to
>> soil, but to the sap in the surrounding trees going down to the root 
>> system.
>
>Bob W2ZM (WE2XGR/6) has experienced the large increase in conductivity
>when 
>the ground freezes, both
>at his ham station and at the AM broadcast stations that he owns. There
>are 
>NO trees in the antenna's field
>either at the ham or BC stations.
>
>73 Warren K2ORS 
>
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