The question that I want answered is how to optimize my radial system,
and I think at this point, I shall be consulting a document entitled
"Maximum Gain Radial Ground Systems for Vertical Antennas" by K3LC.

Anyone have other suggestions for sources of material for optimum
radial selection given a certain length of wire?

73,
Dan

Rudy Severns' article; "Verticals, Ground Systems and Some
History", in the July 2000 QST, is worth a read.
Available on the ARRL web site, or, I also have the pdf.

Frank