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NVIS Antennas for 20m and 80m COMMS

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Thanks to Nick Meacher of "Survival Dispatch" for this comprehensive discussion on NVIS antennas for the 20 meter and 80 meter amateur radio bands. NVIS (near vertical incident skywave) antennas are ideal for local, regional, and statewide emergency communications. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8CoK15VICg This is post 2759 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Here are some comments from Nick: Nick Meacher, Survival Dispatch resident communications expert dives into NVIS - Near Vertical Incident Skywave. This is an antenna theory that allows HF transmission distances up to 3,000 miles by using propagation and bouncing signals off the atmosphere. NVIS ANTENNA THEORY AND DESIGN https://region6armymars.org/downloads... Homebrew AS-2259 http://www.n3oc.dyndns.org/Homebrew%2... NVIS AS-2259 Antenna http://www.marc.on.ca/marc/ares/docum... Want more survival tip...