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ZL3SV Antennas & QTH

The
50 ohm coax in to 600 ohm open wire line out (12:1 ratio) balin is on the
left. The
Antenna is

This is the low end of the sloper that ends at a cliff top with the road below and swampy flat farmland beyond.

Photo of the lower end of 500 metre centre feed sloper taken from 300 metres from our property that is all native bush.
You may be able to just see the wire from left to right near the tree tops.
The photo shows 1/4 of the lower end of the antenna.
You can also see 3 valley's it crosses and despite the way the photo looks it is well clear of the trees.

This is the view from my radio room that over looks the River, local township and towards Nelson City.

Above - 500 metre Centre feed Sloper antenna feed line with lower end of antenna dropping below - feeder line is 450 mm spacing - 600 ohm
Looking along the long wire antenna to the east with the river, low swampy farmland and vineyards beyond.
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Take a look at the Nelson region of New Zealand - Video produced by Mainland TV - Video
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I keep the email & PC log copy to verify the QSO.
NB - Some awards may still require cards sent via post. I can not provide posted cards as I no longer have any cards plus I could not handle the number of requests.
I have no printed QSL cards but you are welcome to print a card from my email reply.
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Nelson is at the top of the South Island of New Zealand - Nelson is marked top left

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