[CQ-Contest] How close to salt water is close enough?

[Jim Smith]

Hi Mike

Someone did a study of this and published it in QEX or NCJ a while back. 
  3 yrs?

IIRC, the salt water advantage starts to fall off when you get more than 
1/4 wave away from the water.  Better to read it for yourself, though, 
than taking my word for it.

73, Jim	VE7FO

On 5/17/2013 8:09 AM, Mike & Coreen Smith VE9AA wrote:
> Hi All..not sure if this is better suited for TOWERTALK or CQ-CONTEST, but
> since my interest is primarily contesting, I'll post here first.
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> Wife and I are looking at waterfront properties in VE1/9/VY2/VO1/2.  Ideally
> I would like to locate my antennas inland (in the trees)
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> a little ways to (hopefully?) minimize salt water corrosion and/or
> 'potential' problems from neighbours.
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> If I was to locate a yagi up 40' of tower, (or say a Butternut vertical 10'
> agl) or even a 6m yagi on a short tower inland does it matter?
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> Let's say the rocky land itself was 20' ASL and 400-500' away from shore, is
> there any benefit seen in being "close" to salt water or is all the benefit
> (whatever that may be) seen only if the salt water is nearly underneath the
> antenna?
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> Thanks much,
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> Mike VE9AA
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
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> Keswick Ridge, NB
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