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  1. Another Ahab

    WWII Antenna "Shape"

    Want to know more; confess to knowing little: - Guessing that DC produces a signal with less noise I can kind of see that, but is that simplification on my part valid at all in the world of R.A.D.I.O.?
  2. Another Ahab

    WWII Antenna "Shape"

    And you KNOW that whole German mind-set: - nothing haphazard about the design, everything about these antennas is there for a reason most likely. I think somehow the German psyche gets a dopamine rush from precision, or something; you know? You want a thoroughly efficient design for...
  3. Another Ahab

    WWII Antenna "Shape"

    Now Pay Attention! CARNAC, you never cease to amaze: - I stand before you totally humbled. Outstanding!
  4. Another Ahab

    WWII Antenna "Shape"

    Digging around, and notice that loops and curves in antenna are common: - Must be something related to signal gain/ attenuation, or something Maybe we'll get lucky and somebody who knows more about radio will stumble into the huddle here:
  5. Another Ahab

    WWII Antenna "Shape"

    Unbelieveable. HOW could they have missed THAT?! Lucky for us on the Allied side of things that they did. It's always OK to be lucky. Think I read somewhere that their radio capability in armor also far exceeded our capability, but we managed to overwhelm them anyway by sheer numbers. Not...
  6. Another Ahab

    WWII Antenna "Shape"

    The German Wehrmacht fielded multiple command vehicles that had surface mounted "loop" antennas: - These antennas frequently had a dropped leading-edge Was this dropped/ drooped pattern serving a 1) signal function? or something else. Like maybe a practical 2) obstruction avoidance function...
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