At the risk of sounding like an idiot, David what is an ATU?

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On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 9:42 PM, Mark <
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> 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
> --------------------------------------------------
> 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.
>