Topband: Soil conductivity maps

[Brian Pease]

Look for deep rich moist farm soil.  Recent chemical fertilizer use 
should make it even more conductive

On 4/1/2018 10:45 AM, Jeff Kinzli N6GQ wrote:
> So I'm looking to purchase a new QTH. I'm not particular about
> location, but would like to optimize for soil conductivity and any
> other parameters that would increase near and far field propagation
> and minimize ground losses. I've seen the US Gov M3 maps, but they are
> very coarse. They also only define conductivity, and I'm wondering
> what other quantities would be useful to look at.
>
> I know that a salt water takeoff or marsh is awesome, but that's not
> gonna happen in this iteration - looking very much central USA (W5,
> TX), inland.
>
> So, any more fine-grained maps available? Or other quantities that
> would be worth looking at? Books that discuss this sort of thing?
> Mostly for either pinpointing optimal areas, or making sure that a
> good looking property is at least half-way decent...
>
> Thanks for any guidance,
>
> de N6GQ
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