Return-Path: <owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> Received: (qmail 15996 invoked from network); 30 Nov 2004 05:02:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore02.plus.net) (192.168.71.3) by ptb-mailstore02.plus.net with SMTP; 30 Nov 2004 05:02:12 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore02.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1CZ0Ah-000KpR-HO for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:03:28 +0000 Received: from [192.168.67.1] (helo=ptb-mxcore01.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1CZ0Ah-000KpO-BU for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:03:27 +0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1CZ09T-000BJR-Au for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:02:11 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1CZ09A-0008On-3r for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:01:52 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1CZ099-0008Oe-OQ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:01:51 +0000 Received: from grunt8.ihug.co.nz ([203.109.254.48]) by relay.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CZ093-0002DY-Rx for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:01:51 +0000 Received: from 203-118-166-38.adsl.ihug.co.nz ([192.168.0.121]) [203.118.166.38] by grunt8.ihug.co.nz with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CZ08y-0007wy-00; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 18:01:40 +1300 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.289 [265.4.3]); Tue, 30 Nov 2004 18:02:05 +1300 Message-ID: <007a01c4d699$bc9b6f20$7900a8c0@athlon1200> From: "Dave Brown" <tractorb@ihug.co.nz> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <6d7bf820.a65c1879.820dd00@mail05.onetel.net.uk> <000401c4d5fb$c41da040$afc828c3@erica> <007501c4d601$687c3b60$7900a8c0@athlon1200> <4817535076.20041129142109@dx.ru> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 18:02:05 +1300 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: 203.109.254.48 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of ihug.co.nz X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=no, Subject: LF: Re: Re: Off Topic, ZL rhombic Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Filtered: by PlusNet SpamCORE (v3.00) That's right,Ed. But Peter didn't get his antenna farm until about the early 1970s when he shifted out of town (he used to live about 2 km away from me) - ZL2BT was running big rhombics quite some years before that. 73, Dave ZL3FJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Lesnichy" <ed@dx.ru> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 12:21 AM Subject: LF: Re: Off Topic, ZL rhombic > Monday, November 29, 2004 G3LDO wrote: > >>> In the early 60s I had several QSOs with a ZL station who used to >>> put out a colossal signal, mainly on 14MHz AM. >>> Can any of you Kiwis tell me who it was and what his antenna >>> system >>> was. I believe it was rhombic. I lost my original logbook due to >>> much >>> travelling since that time. > > I believe that Peter ZL3GQ (SK) used rhombic on all bands - he was > the > "GIANT" on all bands! > If I am not mistaken, length a rhombic's side was abt 200m > > 73! Ed RU6LA ed@dx.ru http://136.73.ru > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.3 - Release Date: > 26/11/2004 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.3 - Release Date: 26/11/2004