Topband: salt the ground?

[Scott E. Parker]

AG6K wrote:

>/  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.

Huh???  Last time I checked, pure water was a pretty good insulator and 
saltwater a pretty good conductor.

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        K7LU
   Scott E. Parker
    K7LU@arrl.net

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