At 01:14 PM 2/28/2005, Jim Jones wrote:
>If fresh water is bad then how come dx'ing is better when water table is
>high vs low water table? One place I lived I had a water table
>indicator in the well. Only noticed because indicator was on wall
>behind radios.
>
>Jim K0HY
>
>Martin AA6E wrote:
>
> >>From the ARRL Antenna book:
> >
> >Surface Type Conductivity (S/m)
> >
> >Fresh water .001
> >
I think this number is spuriously low.
As far as water table moving up and down, you're really seeing the soil
conductivity and dielectric constant changing as a function of its water
content.
Jim, W6RMK
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