On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 3:40:40 PM UTC-5, Sal M. O'Nella wrote:
I have no idea how to ground a dipole and I don't think I've ever done it
except by accident.

Apparently, you have never had P-static problems with your dipoles. I, however, had a coax connector start arcing in the middle of the night and it sounded like a machine gun.
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73, Cecil, w5dxp.com