[Elecraft] Rhombic antenna "gain"

[Jim Campbell]

We also had Elephant Cages later on. Funny no one has mentioned them. If 
you want to see a real monster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/FLR-9 
Also known as a "Wullenweber" or AN/FLR-9.

Jim -  W4BQP
On 9/13/2019 8:28 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
> Small world. I was in a similar line of work, for the Navy, using an R-390,
> but I don't think we had Rhombics.  This was in the mid-60's
>
> Lots of us in ham radio.
>
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of Jim Campbell
> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2019 17:21
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Rhombic antenna "gain"
>
> 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
>
>
>
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