Topband: 160M Rhombics

[Jeff Blaine]

I did not say it was *only* for looks.  It "also" happens to look amazing.

If you are at the ham club and you said "hea I just hung up a 160m 
rhombic" - the next comment guys would say is "wow, I would love to see 
that."

Big stuff always has a certain sizzle to an observer - no matter what the 
actual performance results are.

73/jeff/ac0c
www.ac0c.com
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Waters
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 12:41 PM
To: topband
Subject: Re: Topband: 160M Rhombics

If we want an antenna just for looks, might as well make it all out of a
non-conductor such as plastic rope. :-)

Seriously, Tom is right. Take time to study his rhombic page. However, as
one wise man once told me, "Time spent doing something you enjoy is not
wasted time". Putting up a rhombic might also be a good learning
experience. But you better make sure that you aim it right where you need
it.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Jeff Blaine <jeff at ac0c.com> wrote:

> Why?  The same reason guys put up quads.  They LOOK very cool!  Imagine
> standing on one end of the rhombic and saying "well, you can't see the end
> of the antenna without the binoculars - but it's out that-way somewhere."
>
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