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Thoughts on the use of water as ground screen
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Hash: SHA1 I have seen what appear to be AM broadcast towers in or on the edges of salt marshes, and it seems pretty obvious to me why that's a good place to go. However, the environmentalists being a little more noticeable than they were once upon a time, this particular method of siting is probably a little more challenging than it used to be. I recognize that salt water is far more conductive than fresh water, but fresh water's still superior to sand and the like. That being said, I am wondering about using a pond as a ground screen and mounting the antenna itself on an island (or a raft) in the middle of the pond. What I don't know is just how large a pond do I need in order for something like this to work? Obviously it depends on type of antenna and band and a bunch of other things, but even a wild-ass guess (with some math or physics behind it) will help make the difference between whether I bother trying or not. For those who absolutely require less variables in their equations, imagine a standard dipole tuned for 20m strung roughly 45 feet above ground level between two trees, one on either side of a fresh water pond. How wide does the pond have to be at that point (and others) for it to work right? Even answers like "the pond will have to be wider than the dipole is long" or "there will be no noticeable impact on performance" are fine if they're based in reality, and ideally in math and physics I can understand. Oh, and another question: what difference, if any, would frozen versus liquid water make in this situation? Jack. (exploring new antenna options.) - -- Jack Twilley jmt at twilley dot org http colon slash slash www dot twilley dot org slash tilde jmt slash -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAl/MBGPFSfAB/ezgRAo5pAKD35cRH0XFUz7p/uqBwbj3SNRP69QCfaz5C 6he5FgG+/q767KjX9g9T75A= =j1k0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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