This is a half sloper so the tower is a radiator. Whether it works well or
not depends on the tower and other mounted antennas. I imagine that this is
addressed in the Antenna Handbook. You would likely have better results
shunt feeding the tower or using a wire vertical.
John KK9A
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 160m Slopers
From: jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:41:36 -0800
>On 1/25/17 4:42 PM, Chuck Dietz W5PR 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.
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