Topband: 160m Sloping Vertical Antenna?

[Jorge Diez CX6VM]

Do a sloper (half WL) and feed in the center.

Half of one of the half go to the other side, like an inverted V

73, Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W

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> El 24/12/2014, a las 17:10, "James Wolf" <jbwolf at comcast.net> escribió:
> 
> I used to use a similar method on 80 meters.  
> Why not feed it (them) at the top?
> 
> Jim - KR9U
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Brown
> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 1:46 PM
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: 160m Sloping Vertical Antenna?
> 
>> On Wed,12/24/2014 10:29 AM, Ed via Topband wrote:
>> Trying to figure out how to best utilize my 106' tower for 160m.  The
> tower sits on a small hill so the downside of the tower is sloping.  If I
> hang a wire off the top, I can bring the other end to the ground and feed it
> at the bottom. I can ran numerous radials from there.
> 
> That's exactly what I'm doing -- my tower is 115 ft with roughly 7 ft of
> mast above it and a 3-el SteppIR. I have sloping wires on two opposite
> sides, supported from the tower just below the rotator with a 10 ft section
> of 4-in PVC conduit. Each wire has its own set of 4 radials elevated about
> 18 ft. The tower, which is grounded, has a dozen or so radials laying on the
> ground.
> 
> With this configuration, the tower will act as a reflector, yielding about 6
> dB front to back. How much GAIN you get will depend on your radial system
> and the quality of your soil. I started with radials elevated only a few
> feet, and gain was poor. On the advice of N6BT, I raised them and gain
> improved.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
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