Re: Topband: E51D and OHQP

[Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>]

And conversely (not that I'm an expert topbander), it might be true that 
a good DX antenna is more than *adequate* for close in contacts in most 
situations.
-Steve K8LX

On 08/24/23 6:28 PM, Mike Waters wrote:
> Contrary to what you hear repeated on the bands year after year, what Jim
> said is *exactly* right! :-)
>
> I'll add that NVIS is rarely —if ever— useful for working DX on 160m.
>
> 73 Mike
> W0BTU
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> On Thu, Aug 24, 2023, 1:40 PM Jim Brown<jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>  wrote:
>
> > ... the optimum height for an NVIS antenna is a quarter-wave.
> > Higher reduces upward radiation, lower increases ground loss. This study
> > was peer reviewed.
> >
> > 73, Jim K9YC
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