[Amps] Vertical Ant & Ground Loss [WAS: MOSFET amp filtering now soil]

[Jim Brown]

On Tue,12/13/2016 7:07 AM, Ron Youvan wrote:
> On 12/12/2016 10:16 PM, qrv at kd4e.com wrote:
>> Jim Brown wrote:
>>> On Mon,12/12/2016 1:55 PM, Catherine James wrote:
>>>> Jim Brown wrote:
>>>>> Cathy James wrote:
>
>>> Lousy soil does NOT vary the vertical angle, it simply attenuates the
>>> signal.
>
>   Are we discussing lousy soil or lossy soil?
>
>   NVIS operations depends on something conductive below a low antenna 
> that aims the signal straight up like a two element beam, usually 
> supplied by a second wire a foot above the dirt and grass.

That's also an urban myth.

>   NVIS is only effective on 160, 80 and sometimes 40 meters.

Right.

73, Jim K9YC