Topband: E51D and OHQP

[Mike Waters]

Hello David,

On Fri, Aug 25, 2023, 5:16 AM <davidg3una at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mike
>
> Not to put people off using topband with limited resources:


You have spoken well. It was not my intention to do that, but I realize it
could have been taken that way.

I have limited resources myself. As financially challenged as I have been,
I landed on 10 acres here in 2004 and made do without a tower or anything.
W8JI, whom I lived near 43 years ago, taught me much and lit the desire to
try and do well on 160 with little means.


my friend G4IUF (Honor Roll)  has a good collection of topband dx around 90
> confirmed contacts using a very low and very bent dipole averaging about 7
> m agl.  It takes patience, good ears, planning and practice, which are
> probably in short supply in these times of instant gratification.
>
> I admire your efforts and dedication but don't forget the little pistols
> rubbing along with the big guns.  We work with what we have.


As I said, no harm or ill will intended. Just trying to save some folks
from misinformation. :-)


David G3UNA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband <topband-bounces+d.cutter=ntlworld.com at contesting.com> On
> Behalf Of Mike Waters
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2023 11:28 PM
> To: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> Cc: topband <topband at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: Topband: E51D and OHQP
>
> Contrary to what you hear repeated on the bands year after year, what Jim
> said is *exactly* right! :-)
>
> I'll add that NVIS is rarely —if ever— useful for working DX on 160m.
>
> 73 Mike
> W0BTU
> https://web.archive.org/web/20190827040547/http://w0btu.com/
>
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2023, 1:40 PM Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>
> > ... the optimum height for an NVIS antenna is a quarter-wave.
> > Higher reduces upward radiation, lower increases ground loss. This
> > study was peer reviewed.
>