On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:02:37 -0500 (CDT), stoskopf at tri.net wrote: >My conclusion was that there is a good saltwater conduction plane out >there in the ocean, but you still need a near field return for the >antenna. That is exactly what you would have learned in any textbook on antennas, including the ARRL Antenna Book. 73, Jim K9YC