Topband: Radials and Snow

Bill Gerhold Billg@warwick.net
Sun, 9 Dec 2001 07:40:09 -0500


Woke up this morning and had a new blanket of snow on the ground.  About 2
inches.  A thought came to me.  My radials are on the ground (Poor Ground,
rocks, mountain top), and are now covered with the snow.  Question:  Does
the snow (since it wet), improve the efficiency of my vertical?  Does any
depth of snow improve the efficiency of an on the ground radial system?  Has
anyone ever measured the conductive properties of snow?

Thanks,
K2WH