On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 11:20:44 -0600, "Ken Bessler"
wrote:

As I understand it, my dipole shoudn't work - it's flat
(non inverted V), it's laid out running east / west so
the radiation should be going north and south and it's
only 20-25 feet above ground.

The antenna is a coax fed (no balun), 220' long 80/160
trap dipole.

By my way of thinking, this antenna should almost be a
NVIS antenna.

If so, how did I manage a QSO with K7NN on 1.893
last night? Tuscon, AZ from Wichita, KS on 100w.
EM17ip to DM42li on 160m at 04:00z

Am I missing something here?


YES, It's called Propagation!

I was on 75 last night with a similar situation for 75 meters. I
wasn't heard by stations in the southeast, an area I usually cover
very well, but instead had to pass traffic to Illinois to be relayed
to Alabama to be relayed to Kansas. Lots of long skip but I couldn't
talk 60 miles to Columbia, SC.

73 for now
Buck
N4PGW

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73 for now
Buck
N4PGW