In article 2%HQf.12296$wH5.7544@trnddc02,
"Dale Parfitt" wrote:

Absolutely zero reason to place that wire in series with the dipole- in fact
it will not yield the same results if you do so- you will end up having to
redo the length. It will also mechanically weaken the antenna and also
change 80M resonance. There is no current in that short stub-i.e. no effect
on radiation. Let it dangle.
Dale W4OP

Thanks..... going to let it dangle. Not hurting anything and it has a
good attachment.