I put the half sloper up on 160 and it works well. Beyond saying I'm
pleased with the performance and it tunes up easily I can't give much more
in actually performance figures.
Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com
>
On Sep 25, 2004, at 8:57 PM, Tower (K8RI) wrote:
Any one have experience with "half slopers"? (half of a half wave with
the tower serving as the other side)
I worked all 40 Zones on 40 and 80 meters to complete my 5BWAZ using half
slopers on my tower. They may not be scientific and there may be better
antennas, but they do work on occasion. You have to do lots of calling if
the pileups are big, but working some of those 40 zones from South Dakota
can be a real challenge, not matter what kind of antenna you have, HI!
I've since switched to a BC Trapper with 40 buried radials, which seems to
get through the pileups much quicker.
YMMV.
73,
Jim
KJ0M
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