John Doty wrote:

N8KDV wrote in message ...
Also, I'm afraid to point out that the
design pre-dates the John Doty concept. (as far as I know).

True. There was nothing really new in my design. I wrote up the design
because I hadn't seen a good clear explanation of nonresonant wire
antennas with effective common mode decoupling. The article has been
posted on several web sites and published in several newsletters:
people seem to find it helpful. But it doesn't represent an invention,
it's just a piece of writing.

The important thing is that the concept really works, and I highly recommend it to anyone
contemplating the installation of an antenna.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B