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As previously stated on this list, the G5RV is not a dipole nor doublet
antenna.

Lou devised the antenna before unbalanced line was available to the general
public, but he realisied the limitations of amateurs' budgetes and was aware
of their ingenuity.

In consequence, he devised an antenna system which was centre fed, ladder
line, balanced line, leading to an LC network to offset any adverse SWR
presentations to the transmitter/receiver.

His original concept has been bastardised over the years, often for
commercial benefit, without respect to his original design.

In regard to the current thread, as his design is a balanced system, no
grounding is needed apart from the usual station ground.

BTW1:  I base my comments on a lecture given to a local club, by G5RV
himself, after the introduction of the WARC band.

BTW":  in his later life he he held  a YV callsign.

73

David W Wood 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Gerry Leary
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 5:59 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Grounding a G5RV

Don't grounding antenna. If it is a G5 RV or any type of dipole type
configu=
ration it doesn't need to ground. Just ground your station.

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> On Aug 13, 2014, at 10:06 AM, John Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I personally never bothered with a dipole. If you have a station
ground,=20=

> that should be good enough for that but I never bothered grounding
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> antennas, dipoles ETC.
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Rick" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 9:46 AM
> Subject: Grounding a G5RV
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>> Hi list,
>> I read an article about grounding a G5RV so static won=3DE2=3D80=3D99t
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>> up on the antenna.
>> It said to ground the braid side of your coax.
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>> My question is how do I do this?
>> Do I have to remove the connector on the coax?
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>> Thanks in advance, and 7 3.=20