"Habbakkuk"- and yes, it was built with Pyecrete. A model of the real thing was built at Patrica Lake in Canada. The most useful purpose would have been to bridge the "Mid-Atlantic Gap", but by the time the thing could have been built, aircraft range had increased, and escort carriers had been built, to make it moot.
73, doug From: Alexandra Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 10:13:48 -0700 Aha that sounds like Pycrete! Fine wood fibers, mixed with water to make a slurry, and frozen. Interesting stuff, read up on it if you want to be entertained! 73 de Alex NS6Y. On Jul 9, 2006, at 7:26 AM, J F wrote: > Didn't the allies look into building aircraft carriers > from ice? if you had impregnated the ice with say fine > copper mess, would it not also be somewhat of an RF > sheild... or maybe just a good ground plane for the > minature 160M vertical.... ummm I've said too much > already ;o) > > 73, > Julius > n2wn > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
