‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM DECEMBER 2005 QST PAGES 43 AND 99 ‰ FEET OFF THE GROUND. THIS IS NOT A WINNING STRATEGY TO MAKE FRIENDS OR QSOS, IT SEEMS TO ME. BUT STILL, A REALLY LOW DIPOLE MAY SERVE YOUR SHORT RANGE COMMUNICATION NEEDS JUST FINE. BUT REMEMBER, THAT JUST AS HIGHER IS BETTER ISNT UNIVERSALLY TRUE FOR NVIS OR EVEN LONGER RANGE APPLICATIONS, LOWER IS BETTER ISNT A PANACEA EITHER. SUMMARY THE USE OF NVIS STRATEGIES TO COVER CLOSE IN AND INTERMEDIATE DISTANCE COMMUNICATIONS INVOLVES THE ‰ FROM PAGE 99 ‰ KX0R 277 5 1 2,805 WY W0OPW 267 5 1 2,720 MN KE0G 256 5 1 2,660 MN K4RDU ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚