NVIS Antenna Test By Seguin EOC

Members of the Chaparral Amateur Radio Club (which happens to also be the Guadalupe County ARES group) set up and tested NVIS antennas at the county EOC in Seguin on Sunday, September 13th.   Their goal was to design an antenn that could be raised or lowered from the ground, in order to find that sweet spot where the noise floor was the lowest.  

We’re hoping to get an after action report to be added here in a few days, so please check back for more details about the results of this test.

The following photos were taken during the event by the well known local NVIS antenna consultant and guru, Bob W2IK, who was obviously present but not shown in the photos since he was on the other side of the camera. 

When looking at the photos, it struck me how much the “turf boundaries” between clubs has shrunk, since 3 of the 6 hams shown in the group photo were also members of the Hill Country REACT Team.  I think that “shrinking” is a good thing to be happening.

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