[TowerTalk] Re: Slopers, half slopers, (using the tower)

[K8RI on TowerTalk]

I put the half sloper up on 160 and it works well.  Beyond saying I'm 
pleased with the performance and it tunes up easily I can't give much more 
in actually performance figures.

Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com


> >
>> On Sep 25, 2004, at 8:57 PM, Tower (K8RI) wrote:
>>
>>> Any one have experience with "half slopers"? (half of a half wave with
>>> the tower serving as the other side)
>
> I worked all 40 Zones on 40 and 80 meters to complete my 5BWAZ using half 
> slopers on my tower. They may not be scientific and there may be better 
> antennas, but they do work on occasion. You have to do lots of calling if 
> the pileups are big, but working some of those 40 zones from South Dakota 
> can be a real challenge, not matter what kind of antenna you have, HI!
>
> I've since switched to a BC Trapper with 40 buried radials, which seems to 
> get through the pileups much quicker.
>
> YMMV.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim
> KJ0M
> .-.-.
>
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