Topband: Spam:*******, 160M Rhombics

[Herb Schoenbohm]

Tim, A Rhombic for 160 meters would need to be at least 250 feet high on 
all four support structures to avoid it being a big cloud warmer.  Plus 
having 2 wavelengths on each leg makes this taking up a an extraordinary 
amount of real estate.  The other drawback is that it only one direction 
and it is easier getting the gain in all directions by what you put on 
the desk.  A transmitting 4 square or 8 circle array gives you more plus 
switchable directivity.


Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ





On 7/26/2013 11:07 AM, Shoppa, Tim wrote:
> Anybody on this list have a Rhombic for 160M?
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> W1AW used to use one for bulletins and code practice on 160M but I think it came down years ago (1989?)
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> I seem to recall pics in CQ of a big California desert DX'er who had what was essentially a radial array of rhombics for maybe 160M or 80M.
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