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

[Larry]

I have had similar results with half sloper connected at 50 feet on a 
100 foot tower (45G). I have radials now but didn't always have them but 
never tried to do a definitive look to see if the radials improved the 
sloper and by how much, if any. The radials were put in mainly because I 
had always planned to switch to a loaded tower - just haven't got there yet.

73, Larry W6NWS

On 1/11/2022 6:38 PM, Steve wrote:
> 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
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> ----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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