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@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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