K0UO RHOMBIC ANTENNA FARM
The Mighty Rhombic is the "KING of Wire Antennas".
This is Scientific Technical Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM), Blog Site for the K0UO Antenna University, The Lost Art of the Nostalgic Classic Rhombics Arrays
This is a BLOG and not laid out like a web site, it has design, modeling, and construction information for building large HF Rhombic arrays, V-Beams wire arrays, HRS Curtain arrays, Long wire, baluns, LPDA Log yagi, Feed-lines, Beverage receive antennas, BOG, Traveling Wave antennas, Delta loop multi element beams, Diversity transmit HF radio, lightning protection, AI smart antennas, antenna vibration dampening. Info on Icom Diversity receive for the IC7610, IC7760, & FlexRadio, DX & Contesting, along with overviews on previous other large Rhombic sites, VOA, W6AM, and W7YRV which are no longer in use. Blog topics about the K0UO Rhombic farm and antenna test range, 4KS Walz Airport near Kiowa, KS.
"Over the past 30 years since moving to the Kansas QTH, my focus has been on exploring the limits of high-gain traveling-wave arrays. On my Blog and QRZ profile, I’ve documented the complete modeling, far-field test data, and construction history of the antenna farm for anyone interested in the technical implementation." Steven Walz , K0UO
K0UO antennas are supported by three decades of thorough testing, modeling, and transparent documentation. The past physics and engineering speak to how much gain the rhombics have.
Steven Walz, known as K0UO which is his amateur ham radio station call, has an antenna testing range site known as "Antenna University". The Primary Rhombic Antenna Farm site 1, Site # 2, & RSI Test Range, which has the use the 4KS airport, for far field measurements, using portable towers and large drones, loaded with calibrated RF survey instruments for Commercial, Amateur Radio, STEM, DOD, school or University Research. Decades of building huge arrays, teaching, and performing RF surveys.
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"K0UO has, Miles of WIRE, in the AIR, and ON the AIR daily"
The K0UO antenna farm is proudly using parts from many previous world class legendary stations, to continues the tradition they started with the big arrays, like the VOR (Voice of America), Armed Forces Radio, DoD, W6AM Don Wallace, BBC, Art Bell W6OBB Big Loop, W7YRV Roy Callison, and others. So symbolically those large Nostalgic historic stations are still, "On the Air Daily" by K0UO using an extensive array of towers and antennas, the largest HF ham arrays still in use today. Also read about the K0UO Remote ham station. K0UO/R @ https://www.qrz.com/db/K0UO/R
The KØUO Rhombic Antenna Farm in Kansas, consist of many acres, with "Miles of Wire in the Air & On the Air".
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Amateur Radio calls, K0UO and V31KW
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brig-general-steve-walz-698279219
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SEE, Steve's RF Testing Team overview, Founder of RSI Corp, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSI_Corporation . Since the 1990s, RSI Corp, located in Barber County, Kiowa, KS, has provided expert Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) services to some of the largest hyperscale AI data centers, and NOCs. Their clients include Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Department of Defense, Google, UPS, and FedEx. RSI Corp supports these critical infrastructures through thorough EH&S surveys, tailored programs, inspections, and training, helping clients maintain compliance and safety in demanding environments.
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Owner/Operator: Steve Walz, call sign K0UO
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For operators around the world, hearing “K0UO” on the bands is more than a contact. It’s a reminder that the spirit of experimentation, engineering excellence, and global connection is alive and well.
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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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