Topband: Beverages near the ocean

[Arthur Delibert]

I think BCB DXers have used them on the coast many times with great results.   From what I recall about beverage antenna theory, there may be a problem if the earth underneath is too highly conductive -- i.e., if the antenna is laid out over a salt marsh.
 
> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:36:33 -0600
> From: w0mu at w0mu.com
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Topband: Beverages near the ocean
> 
> I was reading ON4UN's Low Band DXing Book and ran across a comment he 
> made about beverages not working near the ocean and the Heard Is folks 
> could never get one working. I know we used one from V47 and it worked 
> great. It was located probably no more than 300 ft from the water.
> 
> This is the first time I have read or heard of this phenomenon. Have 
> others had issues with beverages near the ocean?
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