[TowerTalk] Broadbanding 80 meter dipole

Roger (K8RI) on TT K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net
Fri Aug 18 20:12:31 EDT 2017


I had a half sloper on 160 that worked very well. It's about the same 
length as the half wave sloper on 75. Close enough that shorted out, the 
75  could be end fed tuned on 160 as a half sloper.
That'd make for some interesting switching.

73, Roger (K8RI)


On 8/18/2017 Friday 12:49 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> Unless the tower is resonant on 80m slopers should work fine.  I think
> only half slopers are "weird creatures" because the tower and attached
> beams radiate.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> To:	 "towertalk at contesting.com"
> Subject:Re: [TowerTalk] Broadbanding 80 meter dipole
> From:	Kimberly Elmore
> Date:	Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:16:33 +0000 (UTC)
>
> Rod's idea is by far the best. Slopers are weird creatures. While you can
> broadband antennas by making the elements with a large diameter (as in a
> cage)
> the mechanical complexity isn't worth it. If they absolutely positively
> must be
> resonant, well...
>
> Kim N5OP
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73

Roger (K8RI)


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