Stephanie;
1/4w slopers can be very sensitive antennas, and need to work against
good ground systems.
1. Bond a ground wire from top of tower to mast, allowing for rotation
loop.
2. Run a ground wire from sloper feed point to tower ground rod.
These insure an RF path for the sloper to work against. I have added 10
radials from the tower base under the direction of the sloper with past
installations.
Good luck & Happy New Year to All;
Jim Miller, K4SQR
http://www.comteksystems.com
4-Square Experts, Stack Yagi
& Remote Antenna Switching Systems
On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 16:59:10 -0500 "Stephanie WX3K" <wx3k@ptd.net>
writes:
>
> My tower is 65 feet with a Mosley Pro95 beam sitting just above the
> thrust
> bearing. The "Half-Sloper" is hung at a 45 degree down at the 50
> foot
> level.....about 128 feet of wire...fed at the 50 foot level with 50
> ohm coax
> and the shield ground right there on the tower. Anyone ever try this
> ??? The
> match I have is still unacceptable...2.5 to 1.....Any suggestions ?
>
>
>
> Stephanie R. Koles WX3K
> wx3k@arrl.net
> http://www.qsl.net/wx3k
>
> Assistant Skywarn Coordinator Somerset County, NJ
> Mt. Holly Skywarn Technical Committee Vice Chair
>
>
>
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