K0UO RHOMBIC ANTENNA FARM
The Mighty Rhombic is the "KING of Wire Antennas".
This is Scientific Technical Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM), Blog Site
If you have an big wire antenna project, let me know if I can help in anyway
The blog site has design, modeling, and construction information for the big HF Rhombic array, Vee-Beams wire array, Curtain antennas, baluns, VOA sites, LPDA Logs, W6AM, W7YRV, Ham Radio, Feed-lines, Beverage, BOG, Traveling Wave antenna, Delta loop wire beam antenna, antenna vibration dampening, Icom Diversity receive for the IC7610 and IC7760. Also blog topics about the K0UO antenna test range, and 4KS Walz Airport at Kiowa, KS.
The K0UO amateur ham radio station, antenna testing range site, and Rhombic farm has the use of over a thousand acres around the main antennas for far field measurements, using a portable tower and drones loaded with calibrated RF EME survey instruments (used for Amateur Radio, STEM, DOD, school or University Research, and Commercial).
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The ARRL, RSGB, Switzerland, and so many other amateur radio organizations use the Diamond Logo, which looks like a Rhombic antenna.
Steve Walz known as K0UO (his FCC Amateur radio call), is working on the "Lost Art of Rhombics" with four of these large wire antennas, and three 1200 foot V-Beams (VEE) antennas at the Kansas QTH. Which are beaming to the fourteen main DX areas, and with phasing adding more steering. There is also information on large distributed fed curtains arrays, LPDA, and beverage receive antennas. K0UO is home of the Re-entrant Rhombic, which is 90% efficient by re-phasing the power instead of heating up termination resistors.
Also see the page on Beverage RX antennas.
I contacted 200 countries on 160 meters, and it wouldn't have been possible without the beverage antennas.
The K0UO antenna farm is proudly using parts from many legendary stations, to continues the tradition they started with the big arrays, like the VOR (Voice of America), Armed Forces Radio, W6AM Don Wallace, BBC, Art Bell W6OBB, W7YRV Roy Callison, and others. So symbolically those large historic stations are still, "On the Air Daily" by K0UO.
See my call on QRZ, https://www.qrz.com/db/K0UO, or type in my call K0UO for more information and photos. Each Rhombic antenna uses 1000s of feet of 3/8" cable, covering many acres each. They are erected on numerous towers and 100 foot wooden utility poles, also the site has three large V-Beam antennas which are over 1200 foot long each. Miles of wire in the air and on the air, spread out over many acres. "Build Them and the DX will Come"!
The K0UO Rhombic site is the largest and highest gain wire antennas array farm, currently still in use anywhere in the world.
The KØUO Rhombic Antenna Farm in Kansas, consist of many acres, with "Miles of Wire in the Air & On the Air".
A HF Rhombic antenna is an excellent choice for commercial, maritime shore stations, military, broadcasting, frequency agile, requirements, high speed traders, diplomatic, EME, and big gun contest ham amateur radio stations.
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The K0UO antenna test range site makes use of the 4KS Walz airport and its surrounding area as a practical learning environment for STEM (Scientific, Technical, Engineering, & Mathematics) antenna projects in a real-world outdoor setting. If your group has a School or University aerospace or antenna research STEM program, please let me know.
Amateur Radio calls, K0UO and V31KW
General Steven Walz, Overview: Trying to be retired: Civil Air Patrol (CAP), 35 year member of MARS Military Auxiliary Radio System serving in both U.S. ARMY and later the U.S. Air Force program, Security Clearance, Founder of RSI Corp, Borderline Economic Development, RSI Wind, RSI Two-way radio (Kenwood & Icom), Borderline Electric, KPAK FM, Walz Farms, proudly serves on a number of Boards over the years, Technical advisor for Concrete Walz Fencing, FCC Commercial License Examiner from ETA, Life ARRL member, ARRL Volunteer Consulting Engineer for the Midwest Division, ARRL Emergency Coordinator, ARRL Technical Specialist, American Legion Amateur Radio Club, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, Radio Society of Great Britain, Society of Broadcast Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute contract instructor, The Radio Club of America, Association of Former Intelligence Officers, American Society of Safety Professionals, Life member Central States VHF Society, Royal Order of Wouff Hong, The Rag Chewers' Club, a founding member of the Great Salt Plains Amateur Radio Club, past Director for the Kansas Oklahoma Repeater Link System
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ABOUT THE BLOG
I hope the this will serve as a useful source to those seeking inspiration on building large wire antenna, or if you need help advice on your project. I started writing about my passions, my thoughts, and curious wonderings about our world. Take some time to explore the blog, read something interesting, and feel free to reach out if you would like to collaborate on a project together. If you have had or currently have rhombic or Vee beams up please provide us all the information about your projects. Most people don't really understand how much gain can be achieved out of these antennas and modeling doesn't do them Justice. All of my antennas have had measurements using broadcast type metering equipment for E&H field in the far field.
email @ k0uo@arrl.net
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Welcome to KOUO rhombic antenna Farm, a unique blog here for you to explore. Building installing and using large antennas has added such value to my life, and I love having the opportunity to share my passions and thoughts with my loyal readers. Read on, and enjoy.
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Thanks for your interest in my amateur radio station K0UO, and particularly my rhombic antennas which are some of the largest amateur radio antennas in the United States. Each one taking over six and a half acres of property. these rhombic and Vee beam antennas are optimized for 40 and above.
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K0UO Rhombic antenna Farm