[BC] RF absorption by foliage

[Barry Mishkind]

There was a station in Denver that the consultant swore was affected 
by a line of trees less than a mile away. When the trees were in full 
bloom, the pattern went "out" ... and when they dried up, the pattern 
"settled."

I personally was not able to measure the array, although I did 
discover some other issues ... including a tower that was not in line 
with the others (it was supposed to be in line!).

However, if it were merely conductivity, it would seem that the 
pattern would have "grown" or shrunk proportionally....

At 06:57 PM 10/29/2005, Robert Meuser wrote
>I have seen similar reports but based on season changes in ground 
>conductivity. There was an extensive paper in BME back in the late 
>60s. I still discount trees.
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>R
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>Jerry Mathis wrote:
>>I've heard much to the contrary over the years. It started with a 
>>consultant who did field strength measurements based on the seasons 
>>and what results were desired (low or high readings). Seems like 
>>I've read, although I can't quote it at this time, that trees, 
>>especially close in, absorbed a significant amount of an AM signal.