Topband: Beverage on Ice

[Mike Waters]

IIRC, the dielectric constant of pure ice is over 80. :-)  While looking it
up, I found that it varies with frequency, temperature, and any dissolved
content.
http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/jres/64D/jresv64Dn4p357_A1b.pdf

This begs the question, Exactly how much might the performance of a
Beverage vary between summer (the ground under a Beverage completely
thawed) and winter with a frost depth of several feet?

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Tom W8JI <w8ji at w8ji.com> wrote:

>
> The velocity factor of an antenna laying on or surrounded by ice is pretty
> slow. ...
>