[Milsurplus] RT-67

[Hue Miller]

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.
    

They authors know the story and they don't want to know different.
Just like the RT-67 seller.
I believe I read, but unfortunately didn't record where, that the 
"Sterneantenne" capacitive loaded vertical mast replaced the
frame antenna, which was too prone to damage and more expensive,
no doubt, to replace.    
Clue: how do you get NVIS on 1500 kHz in the daytime?
-Hue