[TowerTalk] 160m Slopers

[jimlux]

On 1/25/17 4:42 PM, Chuck Dietz wrote:
> I have a 140' tower with several beams on it and I want to get back on
> 160m.  I want to put up a 1/4 WL sloper, but my experience has been that it
> will only barely cover 1/2 the band.  I have measured out two slopers, one
> 133' long and the other 127' long. Can I feed both together with the same
> feedline? (Adjusting the longer one first.)

Yes, and both might need adjustment.. There's something in the Antenna 
Book about this kind of antenna.  You also need to space the two wires 
apart a bit.




   Or, should I just "bite the
> bullet" and make two slopers to the antenna switch? I only have 4 ports on
> the switch so I want to only use one for this if its not going to be a
> compromise.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Chuck W5PR
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