wrote:

I hate snow, and we plan to move someplace warmer,
where if I want to see snow I will have to take a
plane, but FL is OUT!
See:
http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_..._Lightning.pdf

Maybe Michael A. Terrellis correct about the lightning
down there. It looks like they have major events nearly
every day. And the purple areound what I think to be Tampa,
Gulf caost, bay about half way up,is beyond wierd.
I wouldn't want to even visit there.

Terry

An advantage the coastal areas of Florida have for SWL is excellent soil
conductivity.

If you're on a bay or a beach, you'll probably find water if you dig a hole to
plant a shrub or a small tree.

I tend to do my listening down there outside with a "portable" 3 meter whip.
The reception compares nicely with what I get in CT on a 65 foot random wire.

I imagine the biggest problem with putting in an effective ground system would
be maintaining it because the soil is so wet.

Most of the thunder storms happen in July and August, when just about every
afternoon ends with a 5-10 minute storm.