NVIS and Field Day, that reminds me of my very first Field Day. We had
not put up an 80 meter antenna, but I wanted to try the band in the
evening, so I cut a 1/4 wave length of coax, strung ot through the trees
at about 6 feet high, twisted the center conductor and the braid
together and stuck it into the phono plug output of my Heathkit DX-60A
transmitter. I had no counterpoise, btu I was a kid and didn't know
better. Likewise, NVIS was unheard of those days. It worked after a fashion.
Today, when I operate portable with my T-T Scout, I run a 1/4 wave wire
from the roof rack on my SUV out to a tree and I use a 1/4 wave
counterpoise connected to the rear bumper. With the Scout running 30
watts, I get S9 reports on CW and SSB when checking into the 80 meter
traffic nets back home, a distance of about 50-60 miles. The portable
location is in a wooded lake valley.
At home I use a low 80 meter dipole at about 15 feet for NVIS and it
works great.
So, yes, NVIS really works.
73,
Bob WB2VUF
Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-05-01 at 16:48 -0500, Stuart Rohre wrote:
>
>>The Corsair should be a good FD choice.
>>
>>Add the ICE bandpass filters, and add an NVIS low dipole for 80m and 40m and
>>you should have a good all around station.
>>
>>Stuart
>>K5KVH
>>Contrary to popular belief, skip CAN be worked on 80m NVIS dipole that is
>>only 6 feet off ground!
>
>
> Works a lot better for FD than an 80 m dipole a half wave high. One time
> we had access to windmill towers that high and put one up. We couldn't
> work much at all around Iowa, but heard the coasts well, but we couldn't
> get a really competitive signal to the coasts and so made few contacts.
>
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