Topband: 1/4 wave sloper..aka half sloper.

[Steve]

Jim ...  Since getting on topband I've only used a half-sloper hung from the 
top of my 48' Delhi tower. I'm presently at 163 DXCC, mostly CW. The base of 
the tower connects to ~60 buried radials of various lengths. You really need 
a ground system for this antenna to work properly but my early version 
worked well with just a half-dozen buried radials too.

Steve VE7SL




----Original Message----- 
Have any of you folks used, or tried a half sloper.... aka  1/4 wave
sloper ?   Loaded or otherwise ?   I'm talking about say terminated up
80-90'  up a tower.

I have used slopers on  75m  with reasonable success, but never  160m.

Radials, elevated or on ( or in) the ground isn't happening.  Wife put
the kabosh on that.

Jim   VE7RF
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