Howdy Irv:
Nope, not a reflector. I have seen these on several types
of German armor, and it seems that this is the way it is used.
I'm trying to understand how this type of antenna works, and
if it would scale down to VHF. It is mostly seen on German
armored scout cars, such as the link below.:
http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/german/cl232.htm


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"Irv Finkleman" wrote in message
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Harbin Osteen wrote:

Any info on this type of mobile antenna?:
http://www.gordon.army.mil/AC/Winter...s/gerc2veh.jpg

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The ones on the front fenders are cut up rabbit ears. I'm not
sure about the one on top, however it may be some kind of reflector.

Irv VE6BP

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Howdy again:
I found out the info I was looking for on this type of antenna.
It is a loop used for NIVS mode of comunication.:

High-frequency radio returns to transformation Army in brigade combat teams
http://www.gordon.army.mil/AC/Winter...001/HFIBCT.htm



"Harbin Osteen" wrote in message
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Howdy Irv:
Nope, not a reflector. I have seen these on several types
of German armor, and it seems that this is the way it is used.
I'm trying to understand how this type of antenna works, and
if it would scale down to VHF. It is mostly seen on German
armored scout cars, such as the link below.:
http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/german/cl232.htm


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"Irv Finkleman" wrote in message
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Harbin Osteen wrote:

Any info on this type of mobile antenna?:
http://www.gordon.army.mil/AC/Winter...s/gerc2veh.jpg

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The ones on the front fenders are cut up rabbit ears. I'm not
sure about the one on top, however it may be some kind of reflector.

Irv VE6BP

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On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 17:47:31 -0700, "Harbin Osteen"
wrote:

Nope, not a reflector. I have seen these on several types
of German armor, and it seems that this is the way it is used.
I'm trying to understand how this type of antenna works, and
if it would scale down to VHF. It is mostly seen on German
armored scout cars, such as the link below.:

Hi Harbin,

On closer research, it is a loop antenna suited for MF to low HF (as
high as 40M).

This is from an interesting article in how the US Army has discovered
it needs HF comm gear to do the job satellites and VHF repeaters were
suppose to do:
http://www.gordon.army.mil/AC/Winter...001/HFIBCT.htm

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

Well there goes my theory that it was a roll cage ;=}}

"Richard Clark" wrote in message
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On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 17:47:31 -0700, "Harbin Osteen"
wrote:

Nope, not a reflector. I have seen these on several types
of German armor, and it seems that this is the way it is used.
I'm trying to understand how this type of antenna works, and
if it would scale down to VHF. It is mostly seen on German
armored scout cars, such as the link below.:

Hi Harbin,

On closer research, it is a loop antenna suited for MF to low HF (as
high as 40M).

This is from an interesting article in how the US Army has discovered
it needs HF comm gear to do the job satellites and VHF repeaters were
suppose to do:
http://www.gordon.army.mil/AC/Winter...001/HFIBCT.htm

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

"Richard Clark" wrote in message
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On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 17:47:31 -0700, "Harbin Osteen"
wrote:

Nope, not a reflector. I have seen these on several types
of German armor, and it seems that this is the way it is used.
I'm trying to understand how this type of antenna works, and
if it would scale down to VHF. It is mostly seen on German
armored scout cars, such as the link below.:

Hi Harbin,

On closer research, it is a loop antenna suited for MF to low HF (as
high as 40M).

This is from an interesting article in how the US Army has discovered
it needs HF comm gear to do the job satellites and VHF repeaters were
suppose to do:
http://www.gordon.army.mil/AC/Winter...001/HFIBCT.htm

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

Hi Richard:
I happened to trip across this website also, and it is just what I was
looking for.
Thanks for the response Richard.

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On Sun, 6 Aug 2006 11:42:39 -0700, "Harbin Osteen"
wrote:

I happened to trip across this website also, and it is just what I was
looking for.

Hi Harbin,

After I posted, I got your follow-on with the same address. Spooky,
but seems we both homed in with the same Google terms.

So now I know what the communications cars looked like back then, and
more interestingly, that the US Army had walked away from their
historical HF operations much to the loss of their embedded knowledge.
It would seem if we ever went to war, they would be drafting Hams with
their gear again like in WWII.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC