KØHB wrote:
Using a NVIS antenna will severely limit the number of stations which
can be
contacted.
73 de Dick, AC7EL


Well, maybe and then again, maybe not.

During SS weekends I temporarily rig a very low 75M dipole (25 feet up)
to snag
the "close in" mults like WI, IA, MB, etc. It's not NVIS per se, but t
he idea
is to get a high take-off angle.

Out here in flyover country it's simply a mult-catcher, but in a dense
population area (like the east coast or Ohio valley), having an NVIS ch
oice on
the antenna switch can be a great advantage.

73, de Hans, K0HB




Congratulations, You spotted the strategy involved on the first pass.
We are in Maryland about twenty miles north of the District of Columbia.
This is a very contact rich environment. The antenna in question is
one of many we plan to deploy.
--
Tom Horne, W3TDH

"This alternating current stuff is just a fad. It is much too dangerous
for general use." Thomas Alva Edison