[Milsurplus] tank radio skip?

[scottjohnson1 at cox.net]

Near Vertical Incidence Skywave.
> 
> From: Joe Foley <redmenaced at yahoo.com>
> Date: 2005/01/31 Mon AM 11:52:07 EST
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] tank radio skip?
> 
> 
> --- WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
> 
> > Group,
> > 
> > What's "NVIS"? 
> +++++++++
> Near Verticle Incident System.
> 
> The idea is that for short-range operation in rough or
> mountainous terrain the best direction for the
> transmitted signal is straight up!  Then the
> re-radiated signal can be heard in all the nooks and
> crannies in the area.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> 
>  
> > 
> > In a message dated 1/30/2005 7:49:45 PM Central
> > Standard Time, 
> > kargo_cult at msn.com writes: 
> > > >A vertical antenna makes a very bad NVIS antenna.
> >  I suspect the antenna 
> > > >is indeed a NVIS antenna.
> > > >
> > 
> > Robert Downs - Houston
> > <http://www.wa5cab.com> (Web Store)
> > <wa5cab at cs.com> (Primary email)
> > <wa5cab at houston.rr.com> (Backup email)
> >
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