Hi 

Well, I suppose that the grounding strap could be viewed as a vertical
element. It would be 90 degrees out of phase. I just attach the ground to
the same side of the antenna that the shield of the coax connects to. A
continuity tester is a quick way to see which side is which.

My theory is that ham is about experimenting. Thus, if one tries to ground
the antenna and you feel the antenna works better, just run with it. On the
other hand if you feel that when you grounded the antenna it lessened the
performance, Its time to get rid of that grounding strap. Smile. Whatever
works. 

God bless,
Mark (WZ0K)  

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 1:43 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Grounding a G5RV

wouldn't grounding a dipole result in the transmitter seeing it as part of 
the antenna?
Basically rendering the antenna useless...
Now, grounding the feedline during big storms is a good idea to help protect

your radio equipment from static discharge...But grounding the shield of the

feedline during regular operation would, to me, seem like it would cause 
more problems than not.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Rick" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 7:46 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Grounding a G5RV

> Hi list,
> I read an article about grounding a G5RV so static won=E2=80=99t build =
> up on the antenna.
> It said to ground the braid side of your coax.
>
> My question is how do I do this?
> Do I have to remove the connector on the coax?
>
> Thanks in advance, and 7 3.