[Lowfer] Another Antenna question - Wet Ground Issue

[Bill Ashlock]

Warren,
 
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. 
 
Bill> Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 18:18:00 -0500> From: k2ors at verizon.net> Subject: [Lowfer] Another Antenna question - Wet Ground Issue> To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net> > Ed,> > >conductivity at best] is that on those rare occasions > >when we have enough rain to really soak the ground the > >antenna current goes up significantly.> > Perhaps it depends on what the ground is made of.> In my case (and most of the ones I'm familiar with) ground conductivity shoots up exponentially at LF particularly when the ground freezes. > > > 73 Warren K2ORS> WD2XGJ> WD2XSH/23> WE2XEB/2> WE2XGR/1> > _______________________________________________> >From the Lowfer mailing list> Send messages to: Lowfer at mailman.qth.net> To sub/unsub visit: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/lowfer