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[TowerTalk] Rhombic vs. Yagi

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Rhombic vs. Yagi
From: W8JI@contesting.com (Tom Rauch)
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 18:15:16 -0500
You've hit the nail on the head Tom.

> rhombic farm.  Rotary yagi's are great, but don't have the
> mystique of a good rhombic farm :-)  73
> Tom W7WHY

Everybody loves a big antenna with a name that sends chills up 
and down your spine. That's often more important than how it 
actually works.

I once did a test on 75 meters, changing back and forth between a 
G5RV and a BobTail Curtain. Many people reported the Bobtail 
was better, many people even said it had better "audio".

In reality, I wasn't changing anything except clicking my 
microphone. I was using a dipole the whole time!

Try it some time, it's a stitch to do! I think I'll try that on my yagi, 
and see if works the same way as the same strength Rhombic.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com

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