On 11/23/2014 11:24 AM, gareth wrote:
"John S" wrote in message
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I like antennas that are short-circuited DC-wise. Mainly because, at one
time I had a radio on a vertical and lightning struck about a mile away and
blocked my receiver for several seconds. Of course, not all radios have a
floating input, but, it impressed me.

So, I "invented" the folded unipole which would match to a 50 ohm feed.

The Slim Jim or the J-Pole?

I invented neither, Gareth. And note that my "invented" is within
quotes. I actually invented nothing.

If you are interested, please see additional posts.