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CHA LEFS 8010 Sloper Deployment Guide

CHA LEFS 8010 sloper deployment succeeds when the operator reproduces the guide geometry instead of merely getting the wire into a tree.

Product Installation Guides CHA LEFS 8010 Reviewed 2026-07-14
Start with the operator’s decision: CHA LEFS 8010 sloper deployment succeeds when the operator reproduces the guide geometry instead of merely getting the wire into a tree.

How this exact system works

Use the normal sloper with the Line Winder Assembly about 15–25 feet high for fast general-purpose operation, or support the wire horizontally at about 15 feet when regional/NVIS behavior is the goal. The 130-foot configuration may use either documented geometry.

The boundary that prevents mistakes

The guide lists 80 meters only with the extension; 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meters are the other specified bands. Published limits are 500 W SSB, 250 W CW, and 150 W digital. Installed height and nearby objects can substantially change SWR.

Use this field sequence

Survey the support and fall line, lay out and inspect the full radiator, strain-relieve the feed system, raise it without excessive tension, route the coax away from foot traffic, then verify the installed antenna before transmitting.

Source boundary

CHA LEFS 8010 Operator’s Manual, updated 5/11/2022. The exact current product, components, band, feed, support, geometry, and operating limits control; physical fit does not establish compatibility.

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