[TenTec] grounding dipoles

[Jason Buchanan]

I have 3 dipoles on a single push-up pole about 4 or 5 feet apart on the 
pole - I use a 4-way antenna switch to switch from one antenna to the 
other.  I'm curious if I should disconnect the dipoles i'm not using to 
avoid creating weird nulls or other problems or if it is okay to leave 
them connected to the switch all the time - the main reason I ask is the 
antenna switch I have connects the center and shield to ground when they 
are not selected on the switch, in essence creating ground radials 
fairly close to the active dipole.


I'm wondering if I should actually be disconnecting these other dipoles 
completely so they are not tied to anything (just dangling loose, 
disconnected completely) when using the other dipole(s).


Thanks!