NVIS

Near Vertical Incidence Skywave

NVIS Applications: Casual Amateur Radio

1. What is NVIS?
2. Applications of NVIS
   • Military
   • Civil Defense
   • Amateur Radio Public Service
   • Casual Amateur Radio
     • Been doing it for a lifetime--just didn't call it "NVIS"
     • 80 meters at night
     • 40 meters in the daytime/evening
     • Novices, Tech can use it only with 80 and 40 CW.
     • Low dipoles work great!
     • QRP often works pretty well.
     • Keep in touch with friends out of repeater range.
3. Antennas for NVIS
4. NVIS Frequency Selection