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

[chetmoore at cox.net]

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From: Topband <topband-bounces+chetmoore=cox.net at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Mark Robinson
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2022 4:59 PM
To: jim.thom jim.thom at telus.net <jim.thom at telus.net>; 'topband' <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: 1/4 wave sloper..aka half sloper.

I am using a modified Alpha Delta DX-A    1/4 wave sloper attached at approx 72 feet on my 86 foot tower.  I removed the loading coil and now have 5  wires whch are two full size 160m wires, two full size 80m wires and a 60m wire.   I don't need a tuner on any of these bands.  It needs slight tuning on 30m.  I worked Amsterdam Island  on cw with it.


73 Mark N1UK



On 11-Jan-22 5:00 PM, jim.thom jim.thom at telus.net wrote:
>   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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