The highest development of the long-wire antenna is the RHOMBIC ANTENNA (see figure 4-37). It consists of four conductors joined to form a rhombus, or diamond shape. The antenna is placed end to end and terminated by a noninductive resistor to produce a uni-directional pattern.
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A rhombic antenna is a broadband directional antenna co-invented by Edmond Bruce and Harald Friis, mostly commonly used in HF (high frequency, also called shortwave) ranges. It is named after its "r...
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Welcome to Joby's Rhombic Ranch! ... As I studied the ARRL Antenna Handbook I learned about the various types of antennas. I couldn't get excited by dipoles, loops, yagies, or quads because I wanted one antenna that would cover many bands and produce a strong signal.
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T2FD The Forgotten Antenna - "Some have called the T2FD a ""squashed rhombic"" antenna. It does bear some design similarities to the non resonant rhombic, but theoretically it is admittedly inferior. However, the T2FD performs well in a modest amount of space."
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Rhombics are high gain directive wire antennas. A rhombic is shaped like a diamond, if you're looking down on it. I.e., there are 4 'legs', 2 end 'points', and 2 side 'corners'. ... With this setup, I've finally achieved a good SWR over the entire bandwidth of the antenna; less than 1.3:1 from 10-60 Mc. At the important...
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Why rhombic antenna array fell out of popular use gain of rhombic antennas ... Model of a Rhombic Antenna ... After all, the gain is a whopping 14.42 dBi for this 414 foot long 290 foot wide rhombic antenna. But to get a good idea of the real gain, we should compare it to a dipole or some other standard antenna at the same height.
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Rhombic antenna experiment ... Some years ago I became interested in a special type of antenna: the Rhombic antenna. I wanted to know if it really was as good as you hear in all the stories about them, and, if we could use them in our contest applications.
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The rhombic antenna is a diamond-shaped antenna, suspended between 4 masts. The 3 parameters of a rhombic antenna are: - l : antenna leg length; - g : one half of the large interior angle; - h : antenna height; All legs of the antenna are the same length, and opposite angles of the diamond are equal.
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Rhombic Antenna is a topic in the Elmers forum at eHam.net. - eHam.net is a Web site dedicated to ham radio (amateur radio). ... I am wanting to build a 80 meter rhombic antenna. My property is at 1400 ft. above sea level. Completely clear of trees and about 150 ft. higher than my neighbors. The property is about 330 ft.
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