"Wayne" wrote
understand the behavior of actual implementations that lie somewhere
between
the extremes you pointed out. In other words, what gets you the
most bang
for the buck.... How fast does performance change with increased
radial
length and number of radials.
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That's exactly what program RADIAL_3 is intended to help you with.

All the user has to do is convert radiating efficiency into bucks. The
higher the radiating efficiency the more bucks it will cost, the
greater the length of wire, and the more painful the back ache.

It's a matter of diminishing returns.
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