The Mighty Rhombic, The King of Antennas (AD #128).
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmWlOisao-I This is post 2146 in a continuing series on simple ham radio antennas. If you have a large rural property, you may want to design, build, and use a Rhombic Antenna--something David Casler (KE0OG) calls "The King of Antennas." The Rhombic is excellent for point-to-point communications and exhibits a very low takeoff angle--a definite plus for DX. Here's David's analysis of this classic DX Antenna: "There was a time, back in the 1930s and 1940s, when the rhombic antenna was the king. A remarkable antenna that had phenomenal directivity and an extraordinarily low elevation angle made it the antenna of choice for point-to-point HF links. Here's a little history, plus an exploration using EZNEC+. Phenomenal antenna! Subscribe: https://youtube.com/davidcasler . Ask Dave Playlist: https://goo.gl/inaQeB . Tip Jar: http...