[TowerTalk] ground and conductivity

[n4gi@tampabay.rr.com]

> >--- Bryan W5KFT <w5kft at nts-online.net> wrote:

> >>Is the additional conductivity worth the hassle for installation
> >>above a LARGE body of fresh water?
> >>Trying to figure out if its worth it to use Lake Buchanan, Texas (8
> >>miles wide, 35 miles long)

> >>Bryan W5KFT

No.  

In college, a group of us put a 600+ foot beverage (mostly) over the corner of a large lake for a 160 contest.  It was a huge PITA, and it didn't hear as good as one next to it on the dirt.  Roosting birds broke the wire within a day or two.


73,
Blake N4GI