80 Meter NVIS Antenna
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Published 2019-08-24
All Comments (21)
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Just the way I like YouTube videos to be. No flimflam,padding or bullshit.👍☘️
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Excellent info both here and on the link given to your web page
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Absolutely fantastic video, Tim. I'm looking forward to testing out some regional contacts this weekend with this simple build. 73, KT1RUN
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wtf?!? i didnt know this guy was a HAM! i used to watch his building construction videos all the time.
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Down low for NVIS, up high for DX. Is that right?
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I appreciate the safety factors of using the yellow wire and painting the stakes on top, in hopes people, kids, or animals don't walk or run into them. Good idea!
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No doubt invented by that famous Scottish radio amateur, Ben Nvis.
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Quick, concise and enjoyable. Should have shown it in operation however.
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I'd like to see on-air determinations w/ NVIS range. You guys show the mechanics but not the results. Who's on the far-end and how far away are they..?
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Do you recommend any specific type of rock to pound the stakes in?
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I stated with almost this exact setup, and could not get the SWR I was hoping for. On 80 meters, I have to get the feed point much higher in the air. I also suspect the angle at which the two sides of the dipole are relative to each other (flat dipole >>> inverted V) further reduces the impedance to a more desirable level. I would like to see an analyzer applied to this setup. I can't imagine this working without a serious tuner.
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Do these have to be low to the ground? My ridges of my roof is a giant cross. Can i stretch an antenna like this out permanently 35ft up on the ridge of my roof?
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Tim, some military folks call that a 'crocodile' connector. Nice video.
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Would it matter if I had to have a run of Coax from the banana connector to my radio..say 150 feet?
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Question...? does in need to be inline of would a L configuration work? If don't have the room. Tanks
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Thnks dear Tim!!! Vy 73's from EA3ANC (DK6DX) Civil Defense Spain = REMER 43T138.
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Excellent video, thx.
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Tim questions: 1. Can the wire touch the tree branches if I put it through the trees? 2. Does it have an exact height off the ground or does it matter how high I put it? Thanks
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Did you need a tuner? Suspect so. Did you test the swr of the raw antenna with a NVA? I am going to try on atop my 170 foot six foot vinyl fence.
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But you don’t use impedance adapter ?
