> Wouldn't a single element wire also include a rhombic?
> >I can see it any day at "Deutsche Welle"
> >there wire antennas have 23-28dbi of gain
Who cares? If some has the initiative to put up a Bobtail or half-square,
or a non-steerable rhombic (been there, done that), they'll still be
competing against other entries in the "wires" category. Same as the guys
with multiple stacks/towers competing with a guy with a tribander at 35'.
I remember my rhombic well, worked like gangbusters into a small segment of
eastern EU/Asia but was mediocre otherwise. Also attracted lightning from
several miles away!
Jon Hamlet, W4ZW
Casey Key Island, FL
"A little piece of paradise in the Gulf of Mexico"
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