In my situation, I have a tower that is on the roof of a large building. I want to put a 10 meter sloper on top of the building against the tower to favor the west. I am wondering if anyone has ever used a 10 meter sloper.
------ Original Message ------ Received: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:52:56 PM CST From: Randy Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ***SPAM*** Re: [Repeater-Builder] SLOPER > Hi Gang > Just reading the thread here. I am using slopers for 40 meters. One > is toward the west and the other to the east. I am end feeding them, > with a home made coax switch to switch between them. Now I have not > tried using one for 10 meters as I have 3 element beam but I think it > should work okay. Now I should mention that the theory that I have > read about these slopers at least for the lower frequency like I use > on 40 is that have the 3 element beam mounted above them acts like a > capacitor hat so it allows you to be able tune them up with a > reasonable SWR. Not sure if the same would be true for one being used > on 10 meters, I have never tried it. > > > Randy Elliott VE3JPU > 234 Rands Rd > Ajax, Ontario, Canada > L1S 3Y5 > 905-427-6853 > > > On 1-Dec-06, at 12:58 PM, JOHN MACKEY wrote: > > > Certainly you are correct on your statement. > > > > But does anyone have any experience making & using them on 10 meters? > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > Received: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:16:47 AM CST > > From: "JOHN B. KRUK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] SLOPER > > > > > It's nothing more than an antenna hung at a 45 degree angle. > > Usually a > > > dipole,but you can use an end-fed, etc. Same dimensions as a > > "standard" > > > antenna, you can then "fine tune" it.. > > > > > > GL & 73's - John - K3KR > > > > > > > > > > >
