Exactly! Doing that creates impedance mismatches at each end. Now, if your aim is to trip people or animals, slope it. ;-) 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Nov 27, 2017 4:55 PM, "Donald Chester" <k4kyv at hotmail.com> wrote: > did you slope the last 50' on each end? Sloping the ends of a beverage serves no useful purpose. That's an old wives' tale ...