[Elecraft] Rhombic antenna "gain"

Michael P. Rioux mike at rioux.org
Fri Sep 13 21:26:20 EDT 2019


I still get a kick out of thinking that I worked INSIDE of the antenna! (Rota’s FLR-9)

Si vis pacem, para bellum

Mike, W1USN



> On Sep 13, 2019, at 8:45 PM, Jim Campbell <jim at w4bqp.net> wrote:
> 
> 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 <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 <mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net>> On
>> Behalf Of Jim Campbell
>> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2019 17:21
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net <mailto: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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