[HCARC] January 2015 QST

[Kerry Sandstrom]

I got my January 2015 QST yesterday.  It has 2 articles everyone should 
take a look at.  The first one is on page 63, "The Myth of RF Ground'.  
As you may know, I don't use a ground rod and have no faith in RF 
grounds.  This article covers the reasons why pretty well.  This should 
help out all those who are trying to figure out how to drive an 8 foot 
ground rod into our Hill Country ground.

The second article on page 67 is "the NVIS Myth - A Modeling Study".  
Whether anyone wants to recognize it or not, 75/80 meters using NVIS 
antennas is probably the only practical solution to the question of how 
we cover the Red Cross 18 county area.  I don't believe it can be done 
on 2 meters without an impractically large number of repeaters, 
particularly if handhelds are going to be used.

Kerry