[MRCA] M and S Net Saturday Report

[Christopher Bowne]

Never  could understand the fascination with the AS2259 NVIS  inverted vee.  Its basically a pair of dioples that are resonant nowheres near to the ham bands most likely used by hams for NVIS - 80/75 and 40.  Roll your own version with a pair of inverted vee dipoles cut for those bands, rig them to a steel   or fiberglass mast (paint it OD if you want the mil-rad look)  and get a more set efficient set of radiators that will be a near perfect match to any radio with a 50 ohm output impedance.  Add a dipole for 5 megs for the M&S net coverage, or better yet, use disconnect links to make a 60/40 dipole to go with an 80/75 meter dipole.  Cut an 80 meter dipole to resonate in the CW band and insert insulators and disconnect links about 5 feet in on each leg to allow the shorter inner section to resonate in the upper end of the phone band.  Eaesy-peasy and no frustration trying to get a low SWR match with the "real thing" at frequencies you actually
 can operate on.



From: B. Smith <smithab11 at comcast.net>
To: mrca at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Saturday, September 7, 2013 1:06 PM
Subject: [MRCA] M and S Net Saturday Report
 

Anyone bring a AS-2259 to Gilbert?  I field tested one several years ago and came up with approx matching values for  80 and 40 meters as well as 60 Meters.
http://k4che.com/AS-2259%20Notes/AS-2259%20Page%201.htm

Z


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