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Rhombic Antenna - Half-Wave Loop

The document describes several types of antennas: 1) A rhombic antenna is made of one to three parallel wires in a diamond shape supported by poles, with a unidirectional radiation pattern and gain of 7.14 dB. 2) A Beverage antenna is a long receiving wire used in shortwave and medium frequencies that relies on wave tilt for its directive properties, with a unidirectional radiation pattern. 3) A fishbone antenna consists of coplanar elements arranged in pairs along a transmission line, forming a directional plane array, with a gain between 7.5-8.5 dB.

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Rhombic Antenna - Half-Wave Loop

The document describes several types of antennas: 1) A rhombic antenna is made of one to three parallel wires in a diamond shape supported by poles, with a unidirectional radiation pattern and gain of 7.14 dB. 2) A Beverage antenna is a long receiving wire used in shortwave and medium frequencies that relies on wave tilt for its directive properties, with a unidirectional radiation pattern. 3) A fishbone antenna consists of coplanar elements arranged in pairs along a transmission line, forming a directional plane array, with a gain between 7.5-8.5 dB.

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Rhombic Antenna:

Gain: 7.14 dB
Beamwidth: 25 degrees
Radiation pattern: Unidirectional
It consists of one to three parallel wires suspended above the ground in a "rhombic"
(diamond) shape, supported by poles or towers at each vertex to which the wires are
attached by insulators. Each of the four sides are the same length, typically at least
one wavelength () or longer.
Beverage antenna
Radiation pattern: Unidirectional
The Beverage antenna is a long wire receiving antenna mainly used in the high
frequency (shortwave) and medium frequency radio bands. The Beverage antenna relies on
"wave tilt" for its directive properties. It is most frequently deployed as a single wire. The
antenna has a unidirectional radiation pattern with the main lobe off the resistor-terminated
end, so that end is pointed at the transmitter region. Some Beverage antennas use a twowire design that allows reception in two directions from a single Beverage antenna.
Fishbone Antenna
Gain: 7.5-8.5dB
Antenna consisting of a series of coplanar elements arranged in collinear pairs, loosely coupl
ed to a balanced transmission line. It is a directional antenna in the form of a plane array of
doublets arranged transversely along both sides of a transmission line. Fishbone antennas
may be used in various arrays, according to the directivity patterns desired. The one
commonly used consists of two fishbones in broadside using common intermediate
supporting structures. The two-bay design unites the transmission lines symmetrically and
the main line to the receiver is then of one-half of the antenna characteristic impedance.
Large loop Antenna
The large or resonant loop antenna can be seen as a folded dipole which has been reformed
into a circle (or square, etc.). In order to be resonant (having a purely resistive driving point
impedance) the loop requires a circumference approximately equal to one wavelength
(however it will also be resonant at odd multiples of a wavelength). Contrary to the small
loop antenna, this design radiates in the direction normal to the plane of the loop (thus in
two opposite directions). Therefore these loops are normally installed with the plane of the
loop in the vertical direction, and may be rotatable. Compared to a dipole or folded dipole, it
then transmits less toward the sky or ground, giving it a slightly higher gain (about 10%
higher) in the horizontal direction.
Half-wave Loop Antenna
A half-wavelength loop will have high input impedance but a low radiation resistance (a few
ohms, perhaps.) The pattern is somewhat directional - enough that they were used for
mobile RDF on 10m. Opening the loop opposite the feed point gives the same antenna but

with current feed instead of voltage feed, so the input impedance is now the same as the
radiation resistance. Half-wave antennas are not used more often because they don't give a
good match to a 50 ohm load, and there are often better wire configurations that will work
better.

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