Topband: 160M Beverage antenna help requested

[wa3mej at comcast.net]

Good afternoon to ALL! 



I am getting ready to put up a beverage for top band.  I have decided that I want to put up a two wire system 

using window line because of the ease of assembly.  I am not sure if I will use it in the null steering mode 

or just switch from front to back. I will decide that after I get it up. 



After reading the original W1CWR handbook, a book written by K3OQF and several articles by Beverage 

himself (as well as other references to include much written by W3LPL and W8JI) and tempering it with 
my site requirements I have pretty much decided to put it up 7-8 ft in the air. BUT... I have several questions. 



1. Is there an optimum height above the ground? 

2, Can I get away with not sloping the ends toward the ground? (the deer are heavy around here) 

3. I have 491 ft of window line should I just put that up or should I order another 100ft and splice 

it together? 

4. What other suggestions do the readers have? 



Thanks 

Jim WAMEJ