Very well said, Rudy. :-) I think rhombics were sometimes chosen for receiving, because they are a type of wave antenna like the Beverage but with a sharper pattern. But how the two compare, I can't say.
73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Rudy Severns <[email protected]> wrote: > People tend to forget that rhombics were originally used for > point-to-point communications with fixed azimuths and distances. While the > gain was nice the real utility was the broadband character of the antennas, > especially when terminated. This allowed the transmit/receive frequencies > to be quickly changed as propagation along a given path varied. ... > > There are much better ways to get gain on 160m if you want to make the > effort. > BTW, thanks for sharing all the research you did on ground systems. Your work has kind of become the gold standard and the last word. _________________ Topband Reflector
