> I've heard it said that a wire on the ground as a "reflector" improves NVIS
> coms if the ground is poor.
A single wire under the dipole doesn't do much. Less than a dB according to
EZNEC. Any parasitic effect is muddled by the "reflector" being on the ground.
It's mostly about height. Ab
interesting idea to play with.
David
G3UNA
- Original Message -
From: "Wayne Burdick"
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Cc: "Elecraft"
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] OT: NVIS with KX3
Hi Johnny,
On 40 meters, I work all over the West Coast (0-1000 miles no
A dipole cut for the band is certainly best, but in a pinch, compromise
antennas will still allow you to make a few contacts. I've checked into 40
meter nets many times running 3 watts (SSB) into a 25' sloping wire tossed into
a tree, or 10 W mobile into a 52" center-loaded whip.
Wayne
N6KR
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Since you are going to operate only one band, why not a resonate dipole. 40
meters should be ok and the antenna is only 66 feet long. The added benefit
is no antenna tuner needed. You will find shortened antennas like the
Buddipole are not that efficient. I would suggest that before the t
Hi Johnny,
On 40 meters, I work all over the West Coast (0-1000 miles north/south) during
the daytime with 5 to 10 W. The antenna is a random-length OCF dipole about 15'
off the ground. I'm not sure how many clouds I'm burning, but many of the
stations I work are short- and medium-range. I thin
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