On 24 Jun, 19:51, John Smith I wrote:
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I am just disappointed that the patent system allows a rearrangement of
already and quite commonly known/implemented designs/methods/practices
to be patented; as far as I am concerned, all this should be considered
to be in the public domain ...
Regards,
JS

I don't see it that way. He tried something that all denied would
work.
If he had not tried it we would still be on existing equipment.
If this works as suggested the frontier of antenna design has moved
a long distance forward providing a new platform from which to start
on the next discovery. We have had decades to improve antenna whips
without success now because of the inquisivity of one person who was
not to be deterred by couch naysayers, we now have a larger group
of experimentors that are willing to experiment to look for something
new.
Doesn't sound to bad to me for the hobby. Probably has uses in WiFi
and embedded antennas.