Tagged: Antenna

How to Build an AS-2259/GS Antenna

This article is the fifth in a series on Portable NVIS Communication. This series focuses on short-haul communication during a disaster. In this part, we will build an antenna based on the Army’s AS-2259/GS...

Selecting Center Frequencies for an NVIS Antenna

This article is the fourth in a series on Portable NVIS Communication.  This series focuses on short-haul communication during a disaster. A Brief Review of NVIS Antennas Near Vertical Incident Skywave, or NVIS, is a...

Counterpoise 2.0: Another Attempt

During Scout Camp last year, I experimented with adding a counterpoise to my handitalkie. The results were not good. With the Chicago Marathon on my calendar, I decided to revisit the experiment. Reconsidering the...