K0UO RHOMBIC ANTENNA FARM
The Mighty Rhombic is the "KING of Wire Antennas".
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The ARRL, RSGB, Switzerland, and so many other amateur radio organizations use the Diamond Logo, which is in fact a Rhombic antenna.
K0UO is working on the "Lost Art of Rhombics" with four of these large wire antennas, and two 1200 foot V-Beams (VEE) at the Kansas QTH. These are beaming to the eight main DX areas, with phasing for more steering. There is also information on large distributed fed curtains, LPDA, and beverage antennas. Home of the Re-entrant Rhombic which is 90% efficient by re-phasing the power instead of heating up termination resistors
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 over 1/2 Mile of 3/8" cable. They are erected on 100 foot wooden utility poles, also the site has two large V Beam antennas which are over 1200 foot long each. Miles of wire in the air and on the Air. Build Them and the DX will Come!
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K0UO
General Steven Walz V31KW K0UO
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Updated: Aug 31, 2021
You have to check it out Roy W7YRV, blog that he created back in 2013. Roy is in a his nineties now and I had a visit with him in January 2019 at his QTH.
Roy entrusted me with his drawings and other information that I will be posting on this website in the future. Roy is SK Sept 2020
The control box that Roy build for his nine "X" Rhombic antennas. (he had 9 up at time time, on home made 200 foot towers).
This photo from K0UO while at Roy's QTH in 2019
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