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Regarding simply stringing long wire, if you have a huge, flat land area and don't mind overhead wires, erect a rhombic antenna on dedicated poles for extremely
by cf100clunk 2y ago
Regarding simply stringing long wire, if you have a huge, flat land area and don't mind overhead wires, erect a rhombic antenna on dedicated poles for extremely high gain but with a few downsides worth reading about, such as the sheer size needed for shortwave. Don't string wires between trees as they are guaranteed to snap in the wind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhombic_antenna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhombic_antenna
- sidewndr46 2y agoTo my knowledge there is basically one person doing non-commercial work with rhombics in north america: https://www.k0uo.com/ https://www.k0uo.com/ The same guy also owns an airport from what I recall.
- ahazred8ta 2y agoAt some overseas US military bases they have a huge dual rhomboid for HAM / MARS.