[Elecraft] Rhombic antenna "gain"

[Jim Campbell]

In the late '50s I was stationed at a field station in Northern Germany 
that was monitoring transmissions from the 'other side'. We were at a 
former WWII German airfield and had an antenna farm comprised of 
rhombics. I never bothered to count how many there were but I estimate 
that there were more than a dozen and they were in the order of 90' 
above ground. I was a ham at the time (DL4AQ) but not active.

I believe that my K2 and a low 88' doublet hears better than would a 
rhombic and a SP-600 from those days. I almost can't believe the signals 
I'm hearing at the bottom of the sunspot cycle with said K2 and low 88' 
doublet. The old days weren't the good old days.

73,

Jim - W4BQP