Hi,
I am trying to work on 160m (also on 80m) from a city lot.
I have been reading about half slopers in the ARRL Wire antenna classics B
(chapter 7).
I have a 50 ft grounded tower available and can run an sloping wire 60 ft
(1/4 wl on 80m) then add an 80m trap and more wire to work 160m.
Any thoughts about this kind of antenna?...
Thanks,
Doug, CO8DM
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Doug I was using half sloper on 160m for 20 years and it was not bad..I
worked #300 countries ..BUT
a few years ago I tuned my tower with a shunt and when comparing both
antennas during many QSOs
a difference was between 1 to 2S for shunt fed tower. The tower has been
22m high with quite big
hat of TH6DXX and 6 el 6m Yagi ( that time).
Anyway the tower has been too big for 80m and I still use two half
slopers for 80m aiming in opposite
directions...I've thought there will be a difference between them but
its is only about 1 - 2 dB.
Of course I have many radials around but my garden is just 30 x 30 m.
73 and GL
Rys
SP5EWY
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