[R-390] Original Antenna Used with R-390 and R-390A

mikea mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Wed Jun 15 22:23:20 EDT 2005


On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 08:33:45PM -0500, Craig Westerman wrote:
> 
>  What was original antenna used by the military with the R-390 and R-390A?
> 
> What do you current R-390 and R-390A owners use?

There was no single antenna; you would find everything from a whip on a 
vehicle-mounted receiver, through shipboard long-wires or dipoles, to the
AN/FLR-9 Wullenweber "Elephant Cage". 

I use a 60' long wire for stuff below 10 meters, and a resonant dipole for
10 meters. 

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Mike Andrews, W5EGO
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