i am also looking to put up a sloper for 160m using the design in the ARRL wire
antenna book. it uses 90 turns at the top of a 40' tower with 63 or so feet
sloping to the earth.
Steve,
While I was in WV, I used this antenna, and had acceptable performance
considering how horribly short the antenna is. Mine was only up to about 40
feet.
There is another one in th ebook, I believe, that I used before, and it did
seem to be quite a bit better for a shortened version. It is the linearly
loaded 160 sloper. It's a little trickier to build, but I made one out of just
plain old hook-up wire and some ice cream sticks for the spreaders. Worked
amazingly well.
Good luck!
73, Tom K5IID
Tom Horton K5IID
Hillsboro, TX
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Finally back home in Texas after all these years!
"E" sorter for the ARRL W5 QSL bureau
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