I suppose you could use the term untuned dipole, but I think most
people would interpret the term incorrectly. Functionally, both are
random lengths of wire.
In most cases, the ground connection is through some wire, which in
itself is an antenna (not to mention an inductor). Since you can never
make a decent connection to ground, I try to use antennas that don't
require a good ground [Counterpoise grounds are the exception in that
they are part of the antenna.]
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