[Lowfer] Another Antenna question - Wet Ground Issue

[Warren K2ORS]

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