Topband: salt the ground?

[2@mail.vcnet.com (Richard)]

>I have a few hundred lbs of salt used for melting roadway ice. Is there any 
>advantage to dispersing this in the area of my 160 meter shunted tower to 
>improve ground conductivity?
>
/  Howard -- Water has a dielectric constant of c. 79 whether it is 
salted or pure, so for RF purposes, a freshwater marsh conducts as well 
as a saltwater marsh. 

cheers


-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K, 
www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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