Roy Lewallen wrote:
"OK, I give up. I`ve got a dipole in free space. I connect one end of
the load resistance to one end of the dipole. What do I connect the
other end of the resistor to?"

Great question. You connect it to the inobtrusive convenient perfect
earth connection immediately present at the end of the terminating
resistor. Since this is likely impossible, you merely define you have
done the deed and calculate the results.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI