[TowerTalk] Radials and Non-Vertical Antennas

[Jim Lux]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill VanAlstyne" <w5wvo at cybermesa.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Radials and Non-Vertical Antennas


> Keith Dutson wrote:
> >> you've just made a dandy directive antenna pointing straight up.
> >
> > LOL!  What a hoot that would be.  Of course, as you stated, you
> > would have no ground loss, so it could get interesting seeing
> > how much off-center power makes the trip to a DX station.
>
> This is a really valid design, though, if what you want is to cover the
local
> area pretty thoroughly on a low-frequency band like 40 or 75. No skip
zone! It
> would be great for regional nets that cover maybe a radius of 250 miles or
so.
>
> I think there's a name for this kind of antenna concept, but I can't think
of it
> at the moment. Somebody else will...

NVIS - Near Vertical Incidence