Topband: Beverages near the ocean

[John Langdon]

I think it is high ground conductivity that is often true of soil near the
ocean, not the ocean per se. 

73 John N5CQ

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From: topband-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Mike Fatchett W0MU
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 10:37 AM
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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