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Subject: [TowerTalk] vertical in pond
From: "Dave Johnson" <djohnson@windstream.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:17:23 -0400
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More proof that fresh water is more of a insulator than a reflector is found in 
the very fine article "The 3Y0X Peter 1 Island 160 Meter Beam" by K4DLI and 
W6XX in the March 2009 QST on page 37.  I know they are talking about a Yagi 
and not a vertical but that antenna was only a few feet above the fresh water 
ice.  It worked extremely well because it was using the ground under the very 
thick ice as a reflector.  I'm not sure but I think I read that the ice is 
about 70' thick.

Dave - K4SSU
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