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?
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.
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