[Milsurplus] German MF/LF Vehicle Antennas

[Al Klase]

Dave,

Here's the page claiming these are NVIS antennas;
http://www.tactical-link.com/WWII_NVIS.htm

As far as I am concerned, this is dead wrong.  Your description of it 
being a short, top-loaded, antenna for ground-wave is likely correct.

Al

On 6/24/2011 8:02 PM, David Stinson wrote:
> Please take a look at item 310326038164, a photo of a German
> armored vehicle of WWII.  IIRC, this is equipped with an electrically
> short,
> capacitively-top-loaded antenna for medium-frequency transmission.
> I don't remember the exact band used or power levels.
> No reason this shouldn't work well for a few miles groundwave.
> Can someone point me to details?  I'd like to try some experiments
> one of these days.
>
> 73 Dave S.
>
>
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Al Klase - N3FRQ
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