Jim ... Since getting on topband I've only used a half-sloper hung from the
top of my 48' Delhi tower. I'm presently at 163 DXCC, mostly CW. The base of
the tower connects to ~60 buried radials of various lengths. You really need
a ground system for this antenna to work properly but my early version
worked well with just a half-dozen buried radials too.
Steve VE7SL
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Have any of you folks used, or tried a half sloper.... aka 1/4 wave
sloper ? Loaded or otherwise ? I'm talking about say terminated up
80-90' up a tower.
I have used slopers on 75m with reasonable success, but never 160m.
Radials, elevated or on ( or in) the ground isn't happening. Wife put
the kabosh on that.
Jim VE7RF
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