On 07/26/2013 04:23 PM, ZR wrote:
For the guy who has the land and wants to own 20-10M in one or two
directions for his daily chats, a rhombic will cost a lot less than a
rotating tower with stacked yagis for each band.
Also consider what seems like a very narrow beamwidth at the antenna can
W0BTU:
For whatever reason, there's what seems to be a lot of hype about W6AM's
rhombics. Such as:
The W6AM station was legendary around the world. Don could beat you in a
pileup for some obscure African station no matter what band, and even if
you were on the east coast. And him in Southern
On 7/27/2013 3:23 AM, Bill Tippett wrote:
W0BTU:
For whatever reason, there's what seems to be a lot of hype about
W6AM's
rhombics. Such as:
The W6AM station was legendary around the world. Don could beat you in a
pileup for some obscure African station no matter what band, and even if
you
When I was first discovering DXing, I very clearly remember a wise and
seasoned DXer in the Chicago area telling me: Any amplifier that you can
pick up, is not worth picking up.
73,
Mike Cizek W3MC
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 7:20 PM, Bob Kupps n...@yahoo.com wrote:
With a web site like yours I wouldn't be accusing others of over hyping.
??
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Topband Reflector
When I was floating around in the Med for the USN in the early 60's, the
bases I visited were all using rhombics pointed at DC mounted on 80-120'
wooden poles. These consistently outperformed a 20M 6 el Telrex at similar
heights at the ham station into the same area. The arguments were going on
Anybody on this list have a Rhombic for 160M?
W1AW used to use one for bulletins and code practice on 160M but I think
it came down years ago (1989?)
They come in here literally against the pin which makes me wonder about the
power used. Even the New England QRO++ Dxers and contesters
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: 160M Rhombics
Carl, I based what I said partly on your statements at
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?297870-How-to-design-rhombic-antenna
.
Looking back at that page, I see that perhaps I misunderstood your
statements there.
Look
tuner caps needed lots of
spacing.
Carl
KM1H
- Original Message -
From: Mike Waters
To: Carl
Cc: topband
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: 160M Rhombics
Could be. Here's some photos of Don's station, FWIW:
http://www.qsl.net/ne6i/w6am/shack.html . Alpha
Hi all
It has been interesting to read the comments about rhombic antennas.
We used a rhombic beam antenna at ZL6QH. It had 100 metre legs (to make a
total wire length of 400 metres) located at a height of approximately 20
meters AGL. The beam was made reversible by using a relay and open wire
- Original Message -
From: Bill Tippett btipp...@alum.mit.edu
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 6:23 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: 160M Rhombics
W0BTU:
For whatever reason, there's what seems to be a lot of hype about W6AM's
rhombics. Such as:
The W6AM station
Anybody on this list have a Rhombic for 160M?
W1AW used to use one for bulletins and code practice on 160M but I think it
came down years ago (1989?)
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.
Tim
Anybody on this list have a Rhombic for 160M?
W1AW used to use one for bulletins and code practice on 160M but I think
it came down years ago (1989?)
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.
Message-
From: Tom W8JI
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 12:27 PM
To: Shoppa, Tim
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: 160M Rhombics
Anybody on this list have a Rhombic for 160M?
W1AW used to use one for bulletins and code practice on 160M but I think
it came down years ago (1989
Anybody on this list have a Rhombic for 160M?
W1AW used to use one for bulletins and code practice on 160M but I think it
came down years ago (1989?)
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
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
There were a lot of tall tales told about W6AM's rhombics. Don't base a
desire to have a rhombic on those fables.
And that's where the term California Kilowatt came from. I'm told his
rhombics were loud mostly for that reason. I forget what tubes were in his
amp, but they sure weren't 6V6s. ;-)
verticals!
73
Frank
W3LPL
- Original Message -
From: Jeff Blaine j...@ac0c.com
To: Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com, Tim Shoppa tsho...@wmata.com
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 6:33:49 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: 160M Rhombics
Tom,
Why? The same reason guys put up quads
This is interesting! You did all this, Frank? It would be fascinating to
hear details of how all this worked, especially the curtain array.
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:40 PM, donov...@starpower.net wrote:
- four stacked rhombics, (two wide, two high) over a salt marsh in
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
And that's where the term California Kilowatt came from. I'm told his
rhombics were loud mostly for that reason. I forget what tubes were in his
amp, but they sure weren't 6V6s. ;-)
When I was bumming around in the 60's, I visited some west coast stations
with large wire antennas with
Carl, I based what I said partly on your statements at
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?297870-How-to-design-rhombic-antenna .
Looking back at that page, I see that perhaps I misunderstood your
statements there.
Look at the photos of his shack. If he wasn't running a lot of power, you
would
Could be. Here's some photos of Don's station, FWIW:
http://www.qsl.net/ne6i/w6am/shack.html . Alpha amplifiers, and huge tall
racks that look like they might require one of those Alphas to drive them.
But who can say for sure? :-)
For whatever reason, there's what seems to be a lot of hype about
W0AIH has a Rhombic, and it is pretty amazing. Mostly used on 20.
Its quieter than the stack, and its louder. Steerable, but NOT
rotateable :-)
Installing one is NOT a simple task. Took Paul a few tries to figure
out how to hang it. Its up about 100 feet, and requires a significant
amount of
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