[Antennas] NVIS and CCD

[Terry Fletcher]

OM's,

Has anyone used, or modeled, a CCD dipole at about 4' off the ground?

It would seem that this would make a fair NVIS antenna.  The CCD antenna 
has been described as having a little gain, no current  nodes or voltage 
high points, improved broadband characteristics, and can be laid on tree 
limbs without degrading performance.  The design is also suitable for 
short end fed wire antennas.

A nice article in  November 2002 CQ by K4VWK caught my interest and the 
concept continues to intrigue me.  I'm collecting parts for a 40M end 
fed half wave CCD  for QRP ops in the field.   Scott provided a nice 
spreadsheet to calulate the number and value of the capacitors in the 
antenna.  Construction details of the CCD Capacitor/Resistor Unit are 
included in the article also.

Thanx for any info,
72/3 Terry, WA0ITP