Many thanks for the comments received on this reflector and privately. A few
points:
I don't think that the proposed antenna is just another BOG - there is a large
non-conductive layer of ice before there is anything conductive. However, here
on the Canadian Shield normal ground is not very conductive either.
It would be essential to build the antenna from a very thin wire for
environmental reasons. A thicker wire could cause all sorts of problems when
the ice melts in the spring.
There is not that much snow machine activity on this lake - I would be unlucky
for the wire to be broken, particularly if I installed it on a Monday - it
would be well frozen into the ice long before the next weekend.
Perhaps the most interesting observation was from KK9K - what Ron did was
pretty close to my intentions. Hopefully I will be able to corroberate or
otherwise next season.
73 RogerVE3ZI
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