NEAR-VERTICAL INCIDENCE SKY-WAVE

Thanks to DEC Brian Gnad KB5TSI for sharing this interesting article on MOBILE NVIS antenna systems.

http://www.signal.army.mil/ocos/ac/articles/fiedler/dfnjarng.pdf

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Mark Conklin, N7XYO
Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service

See also the US Army Field Manual on the topic.  Editor

N7XYO encourages NVIS

Will you be setting up an NVIS HF antenna (Near
Vertical Incident Scattering Antenna)?

For more info on this simple and very effective regional antenna system:
http://www.vcars.org/tech/NVIS.html

NVIS is a great antenna system for statewide and regional HF
communications. And it's cheap to build your own.

Mark Conklin, N7XYO
Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
918.232.8346
n7xyo@arrl.net
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www.ARESOK.org