‰ NOW 7 1/2 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM SEPTEMBER 2012 QST PAGE 30 ‰ EMCOMM OPERATIONS ARE USUALLY CLOSE BY. I HAVE TRIED VERTICALS, BUT THE BACKGROUND NOISE IN CENTRAL CONNECTICUT JUST PEGGED THE NEEDLES AND I NEEDED THE HIGH ANGLE RADIATION OF A LOW HORIZONTAL ANTENNA FOR NEAR VERTICAL INCIDENCE SKYWAVE NVIS TO SUPPORT MEDIUM RANGE OPERATIONS. WHAT I ‰ END OF 7 1/2 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ