And the same is true for wet areas. Ground conductivity is not directly determined by wetness but rather by the materials in the soil.
Water helps dissolve conductive minerals and improve ground conductivity, but if there are no minerals to produce ions to provide conductivity then all the water in the world won't help. That's why the best ground conductivity in the US is in Midwest areas like Oklahoma (30 mhos per meter) which are not wet areas at all, while wet areas like Washington's Olympic peninsula have very poor ground conductivity (2 mhos per meter). Chuck -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick Martin Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 11:00 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club ofAmerica Subject: Re: [IRCA] TPs for 08/10/07 Bill, Great going on your new copper pipe. In the dry areas, the more copper in the ground the better. 73, Patrick. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com